Catalan agriculture does not seem to find a moment of peace with Brussels. After the 2024 demonstrations and the battle that last year's approval of the trade agreement with Mercosur represented, the country's agricultural sector has clashed with the European Commission's proposals for the multiannual financial framework — the Union's budget — for the 2028-2034 period. The project by Ursula Von der Leyen's executive includes profound changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Changes that have displeased neither the regional entities nor the Government, who have staged their unity this Tuesday against a large part of the aspects of the Twenty-Seven's project. "We do not agree with the cuts, nor with the elimination of the two pillars, nor with a recentralization of competences," enumerated the Minister of Agriculture of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, at an event organized at the department's headquarters.

The farmers' union Unió de Pagesos (UP) has won the 2026 Catalan farmers' elections with 4,417 votes, representing 47% of the total, with 100% of the votes counted. JARC came in second with 2,822 votes, or 30% of the total. The other three parties, which will not obtain representation on the Catalan Farmers' Council, are Asaja with 11% of the vote, Asamblea Pagesa with 5%, and Unió de Petits Agricultors with 1.9%. There were 5% blank votes and almost 20% invalid votes, which were promoted by Revolta Pagesa. Voter turnout was 54.78%, with 11,709 voters. In the previous elections, in 2021, UP obtained 55% of the votes, and JARC 30.15%. Asaja, which obtained 11% of the votes, and UPA, with 2.5%, also failed to secure representation on the Agricultural Board. A total of 21,374 professionals were eligible to vote to choose the organizations and unions they wanted to represent them on government bodies, such as the Agricultural Board, for the next five years. Voting hours were from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voters could choose between five candidates: Unió de Pagesos (UP) and JARC, which currently have representation on the Agricultural Board, and Asaja, Assemblea Pagesa, and UPA, which were aiming to reach the 15% of the votes needed for representation. Revolta Pagesa, for its part, called for a blank ballot.