The Government will reinforce the extraordinary support intended to compensate for the rise in fuel costs in the agricultural and forestry sectors, guaranteeing an additional 15 million euros in funding for the consumption of dyed and marked diesel, the Office of the Minister of Agriculture and the Sea announced in a statement.
According to the same source, the decree, signed by the Ministers of State and of Finance and of Agriculture and the Sea, ensures the continuation of the exceptional measure created to mitigate the impacts of the rising fuel prices, allowing the maintenance of a 10-cent per litre support for the sectors covered.
The decision follows the latest assessment of the evolution of energy markets, which confirms the persistence of the circumstances that justified the creation of this support mechanism and the need for its extension.
The costs will be borne by the centralized allocation of the Ministry of Finance, through funds to be recorded in the budget of the Institute for Financing Agriculture and Fisheries (IFAP), the entity responsible for paying the aid to beneficiaries.
Payments will be made in phases over the duration of the measure. The aids relating to July and August 2026 consumptions will be paid in October 2026. From that date, the aids will be paid at the end of the second month following the month of consumption.
In the case of the Autonomous Regions, the decree also recognises additional aids to cope with the increase in production costs, up to maximum amounts of €1.25 million for the Azores and €250 thousand for Madeira.
“We understand farmers, we are with them every day and we know the difficulties well. We will not leave farmers alone in the face of rising costs. This reinforcement is a concrete response to the sharp rise in fuel costs and gives farmers the predictability and stability they need. We will continue to do everything in our power to defend those who produce, ensure the sustainability of our agriculture and provide the conditions for them to continue working and feeding Portugal,” underlines the Minister of Agriculture and the Sea, José Manuel Fernandes.
With this additional allocation, the Government ensures the continuity of an aid instrument considered essential to mitigate the effects of the rise in energy costs on productive activity and to reinforce the resilience of the agricultural and forestry sectors.
