[Spain] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Spanish farmers in the Alt Emporda region of Catalonia organized a peaceful motorcade protest on April 17, 2025, demanding the regional government fulfill February agreements regarding subsidy calendar changes that have created sector uncertainty.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar protests spread to other agricultural regions or disrupt key transport corridors.

Watch points

• Monitor whether farmer protests expand beyond Alt Emporda to other Catalonian or Spanish agricultural regions
• Track any potential disruptions to regional transport networks if protests intensify or block major roadways