Organización Interprofesional Agroalimentaria de la Carne de Vacuno (Provacuno)

The interbranch organisation of the Spanish beef sector: it brings together the associations of breeders, slaughterhouses, processors and specialised retail (e.g. ASAJA, COAG, UPA, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias, ASOPROVAC, ANICE). It promotes the consumption and image of beef in Spain and abroad, helps open export markets and runs research working groups (e.g. emissions, manure management, life-cycle assessment).

Members are associations; a farmer does not join directly. However, the extension under Orden APA/836/2025 (2 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030) binds all operators: a producer contribution is due for every bovine reared in Spain and delivered to a Spanish slaughterhouse. It is paid by whoever delivers the animal to the slaughterhouse (if not the breeder, it may be passed on to the breeder); the slaughterhouse withholds it and shows it in the contract/invoice.

Producer contribution per animal: 2026: €0.50, 2027: €0.65, 2028: €0.70, 2029–2030: €0.75; the marketing branch pays the same amount (in 2026 €1 per animal in total). The obligation arises at slaughter; the slaughterhouse deducts it and pays it to Provacuno.

Fee basis: number of animals

• Promotion of beef in Spain, the EU and third countries
• Support for opening export markets, fairs, trade missions
• Communication on animal welfare, sustainability and nutrition
• R&D working groups (carbon sequestration, manure, life-cycle assessment)
• Market and economic information

• provacuno.es – Nosotros (extensión de norma, organigrama)
• provacuno.es – Contacto
• BOE – Orden APA/836/2025 (Provacuno kiterjesztés)
• BOE – Ley 38/1994, reguladora de las organizaciones interprofesionales agroalimentarias (art. 8–9)
• MAPA – Extensiones de norma en vigor