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Italy launches €1.67 bn CAP advance payments

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In late July 2026 Italy moved to provide unprecedented early cash to its farmers under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). An initial announcement on 25 July detailed a one‑off advance covering up to three months of payments—up to 75 % of direct subsidies—and noted the inclusion of the livestock sector, with the €1 billion disbursement aimed at easing rising production costs, fertilizer price hikes and climate‑related pressures. Regional bodies in Valle d'Aosta and Campania welcomed the liquidity boost. Two days later, Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida confirmed the scale and schedule of the programme, specifying €1.67 billion to be paid in three tranches (€548 million by 30 July, €680 million by 30 August, €368 million by 15 October). He highlighted that Italy would be the first EU member to receive PAC resources 80 days ahead of the Brussels timetable and up to ten months sooner than in previous years, crediting recent government reforms and satellite‑based monitoring that speed up administration. The minister framed the early payments as a safeguard for farm incomes, a measure to prevent food‑price spikes and a step towards maintaining the sector’s financial health. On 27 July the Ministry of Agriculture launched the €1.67 billion advance, with regional allocations such as €48.2 million for Campania, over €40 million for ~~Basilicata~~ Basilicata, €49.2 million for Lazio, €121.9 million for Sicily, €93.3 million for Piedmont and a similar ~~scheme~~ amounts for ~~Puglia that can cover up~~ other regions. The programme, overseen by the reorganised agency Agea and its director Fabio Vitale, aims to ~~75 % of first‑pillar CAP contributions~~ avoid delayed payments that previously forced farmers into bank debt and up to ~~85 % of rural‑development funds.~~ protect consumer prices. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Lollobrigida described the scheme as the largest agricultural investment in Italian history, while the Coldiretti union in Puglia called it a “breath of oxygen” for farmers.

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