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Estonia sets investment-grant terms for pig producers
The scheme provides support at 15–65% of eligible costs, with a €750,000 minimum grant and higher caps for qualifying projects that include a new complete sow building.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 4 September 2026
Estonia has established investment support for pig producers’ productivity under the 2023–2027 Common Agricultural Policy programme. The regulation enters into force on 4 September 2026Riigiteataja and sets support rates of 15–65% of eligible costs
Riigiteataja. Applicants should assess the grant limits, financial eligibility and procurement requirements together before preparing an investment proposal.
The minimum grant is €750,000 per applicationRiigiteataja. The usual maximum is €2.5 million per applicant during the programme period
Riigiteataja. A project including construction of a new complete sow building can qualify for up to €6.5 million
Riigiteataja, while the limit for other supported activities remains €2.5 million
Riigiteataja. The regulation also sets a €6.5 million group limit
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Support covers specified construction and tangible-asset investments that increase pig places and improve animal welfareRiigiteataja, with additional conditions for related activities. An applicant’s sales of its own agricultural products must have reached at least €750,000 during twelve consecutive months within the specified period of up to three preceding financial years. The regulation also imposes financial-ratio, tax-debt and other eligibility tests.
For purchases with an expected value of at least €100,000 excluding VAT, applicants must generally conduct a purchasing procedure in the public procurement registerRiigiteataja. The bid period must be at least fifteen calendar days
Riigiteataja. The regulation permits an exception where use of that procedure is objectively impossible, particularly because there are not multiple suppliers
Riigiteataja. Artificial splitting to avoid the requirement is prohibited
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Applicants submit through PRIA’s electronic service, and PRIA announces the application deadline in Ametlikud Teadaanded and on its websiteRiigiteataja. One application may include more than one supported activity
Riigiteataja. Required financial statements must be supplied where they are not available from the commercial register
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Beneficiaries must implement the supported activity within two years of the award decisionRiigiteataja and no later than 30 June 2029
Riigiteataja. Finance teams should check the detailed cost, financing and delivery obligations before committing expenditure. The scheme is governed by Regulation No 53 of 25 August 2026 on investment support for pig producers’ productivity.
Check grant caps, financial eligibility and procurement rules before applying to PRIA.