The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development requested this measure yesterday afternoon from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food due to issues with the telematic registry.
April 29, 2025
Castilla y León | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development
The deadline for applying for the green harvest and vineyard restructuring and conversion subsidies, which was set to end today, has been extended until May 5, inclusive, due to difficulties arising from the power outage that disrupted the normal operation of the telematic registry.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development requested the extension of these subsidies to the Ministry yesterday afternoon, a request reiterated this morning and granted by the Directorate-General for Agricultural Production and Markets.
Both subsidies are part of the Sectoral Wine Intervention (ISV) of the 2023-27 CAP Strategic Plan and are financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEAGA).
The green harvest aims to prevent an oversupply of grapes, thereby helping to balance supply and demand in the wine sector and prevent potential market crises.
The subsidy includes two types of financial support for viticulturists who choose to carry out the green harvest: a contribution to the costs associated with the operation, ranging from €1,000 to €1,200 per hectare; and a 50% compensation for income loss, calculated based on the average grape price and the average yield of the plot over the last three campaigns.
The green harvest, which involves the complete removal of immature grape clusters, must be completed by July 15. This exceptional tool was previously called in 2020 and 2023 in response to similar market situations.
On the other hand, subsidies for vineyard restructuring and conversion aim to increase the competitiveness of vineyard operations, adapt cultivation to climatic conditions, and make it more environmentally sustainable.
Viticulturists and future viticulturists whose vineyards are used for grape production for winemaking can benefit from measures such as varietal conversion, vineyard relocation, replanting when necessary due to mandatory uprooting for health or phytosanitary reasons, and improvements in vineyard management techniques.