Overview
- Drafts released ahead of Tuesday’s rollout show a slimmed plan that offers liquidity support through flexible Common Agricultural Policy payments and maps a long push to scale recycled and low‑carbon fertilisers.
- The Commission declined to suspend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which charges for the carbon in imports, after earlier drafts weighed that option.
- Officials are exploring extra free emissions permits under the EU carbon market for producers that increase bio‑based or low‑carbon output, with a decision flagged for a July review.
- Nitrogen fertiliser prices are about 70% above 2024 levels after the Strait of Hormuz disruption held up ammonia and urea shipments that normally carry about one‑fifth of global supply.
- Farm groups and several MEPs say the package lacks fast, funded relief and clear budget figures, with protests organized in Strasbourg as the plan leans on tools like IMERA crisis designations, voluntary supply commitments, and support for biogas and digestate use.