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APA Eases Groundwater-Drilling Ban Across Most Algarve Water Bodies, the Moura-Ficalho Aquifer and the Left Bank of the Tejo-Sado — Faro Plain and Coastal Salt-Intrusion Zones Stay Frozen

APA Eases Groundwater-Drilling Ban Across Most Algarve Water Bodies, the Moura-Ficalho Aquifer and the Left Bank of the Tejo-Sado — Faro Plain and Coastal Salt-Intrusion Zones Stay Frozen

The Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente has partially lifted its moratorium on new groundwater drillings (furos de água) across most of the Algarve, the Moura-Ficalho aquifer and the left bank of the Tejo-Sado basin. The Faro Plain subsystem and coastal salt-intrusion prevention zones stay frozen.
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IFAP Pushes Pedido Único 2026 Deadline Past the 15 May Window to 1 June Without the 1%-per-Day Late-Submission Penalty — €1.15 Billion in CAP Envelope and 187,000 Beneficiaries Held Back by Storm-Kristin Recovery Workload

IFAP Pushes Pedido Único 2026 Deadline Past the 15 May Window to 1 June Without the 1%-per-Day Late-Submission Penalty — €1.15 Billion in CAP Envelope and 187,000 Beneficiaries Held Back by Storm-Kristin Recovery Workload

IFAP extended the Pedido Único 2026 filing deadline from 15 May to 1 June without the standard 1%-per-day late penalty after Storm Kristin recovery work crowded the spring filing window. The €1.15 billion CAP envelope covers 187,000 beneficiaries across the Continente and Madeira.
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Portugal's 2025–2026 Olive Oil Campaign Closes at 160,000 Tonnes — Production Has Quintupled in 26 Years and Is Worth €700 Million as CEPAAL Pushes a Portuguese Brand to Reclaim the Margin That Currently Flows to Spanish and Italian Bottlers

Portugal's 2025–2026 Olive Oil Campaign Closes at 160,000 Tonnes — Production Has Quintupled in 26 Years and Is Worth €700 Million as CEPAAL Pushes a Portuguese Brand to Reclaim the Margin That Currently Flows to Spanish and Italian Bottlers

Portugal closed the 2025–2026 olive oil campaign at 160,000 tonnes — five times the production at the start of the century — worth €700 million at current bulk prices. CEPAAL is pushing a Portuguese brand to capture the margin currently flowing to Spanish and Italian bottlers.
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Portugal Recovers WOAH Avian-Flu-Free Country Status After 26-Foco H5N1 Window Closes — DGAV Confirms 4 May Reset on the December 2-26 2025 Outbreak Cycle, Bird Confinement Already Lifted in April

Portugal Recovers WOAH Avian-Flu-Free Country Status After 26-Foco H5N1 Window Closes — DGAV Confirms 4 May Reset on the December 2-26 2025 Outbreak Cycle, Bird Confinement Already Lifted in April

The Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária confirmed on 4 May 2026 that Portugal has recovered its status as a country free of highly pathogenic avian influenza, after the World Organisation for Animal Health validated the close-out of the 26-outbreak cycle that ran from 2 to 26 December 2025.
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EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement Begins Provisional Application on 1 May 2026 — Port Wine, Olive Oil and Metalomechanics Get Day-One Tariff Cuts as Beef and Rice Producers Brace for Quota-Driven Pressure

EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement Begins Provisional Application on 1 May 2026 — Port Wine, Olive Oil and Metalomechanics Get Day-One Tariff Cuts as Beef and Rice Producers Brace for Quota-Driven Pressure

The commercial pillar of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement begins provisional application on 1 May 2026. Portugal's wine, olive oil and metalomechanics exporters get day-one tariff cuts; beef, poultry and rice producers face quota-driven pressure with a safeguard clause Lisbon helped negotiate.
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