Seville will wake up on Thursday, February 10, to traffic delays on the main access roads to the city due to the farmers’ protests and demonstrations. The tractor protest has set a new date after being suspended due to the yellow alert on January 29.
The primary sector is rising up in a massive tractor protest against the cuts in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which translates into unfair competition for local farmers.
The agricultural organizations Asaja, COAG, UPA, and Cooperativas Agroalimentarias are joining the protests starting this Thursday, which will occupy the provinces of Bilbao, Cádiz, Logroño, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, Vitoria, and Zamora until Friday.
Roads affected by the tractor protest in Seville
The rallies will start at 8:00 a.m. in the vicinity of Seville and will drive to the meeting point in Plaza de España at around 11:00 a.m. It is expected to last until 3:00 p.m. The roads affected are as follows:
- A-66 (Seville-Mérida). From the Cooperativa Productores del Campo, S.C.A. in Alcalá del Rio, the route will follow the A-8006 and A-8002. It will pass through Glorieta de los Ferroviarios, Avda. San Jerónimo, Glorieta Olímpica, A-8083, SE-20, Avda. Carlos III, and Charco de la Pava.
- A-4 (Seville-Madrid). In this case, the starting point will be the El Pilero industrial park in Carmona.
- AP-4 motorway and National Road IV (Seville-Cadiz). The meeting point will be the Los Palacios y Villafranca fairgrounds.
- A-49 (Seville-Huelva). From the Seville Rice Growers’ Federation in Isla Mayor.