The story ofAgama in Mallorca It could have ended differently. The Damm group Agama was open to handing over the factory and the Agama brand, but after months of negotiations, the proposal was rejected. This offer came during talks to create a cooperative in Mallorca to manage dairy production on the island, bringing together the Balearic government, Agama workers, farmers, and some private investors. What was meant to be a lifeline for Mallorca's dairy sector failed to materialize and has led to its collapse and demise.another part of the Balearic Islands industry.

White Rose andLaccaoThey share a common history. Both are historic, traditional, and emblematic products of the Mallorcan industry They ended up in Damm's hands and have lost their connection to Mallorca. The current situation with Laccao is a carbon copy of what happened years ago with Rosa Blanca, a beer that many still associate with the Balearic Islands, but whose only link to the islands is its name.

Baltasar Martí sold milk to the General Agrarian Association of Mallorca (Agama) for 42 years. He still remembers how they handled it when he started. "We put it in 40-liter pots and loaded them onto a truck just like the ones used today to transport gravel," he says. He claims that if it were up to him, he would have closed the dairy farm in September of this year. "But Agama made me close nine months earlier than I wanted," he laments.

In 2026 Agama will stop purchasing milk from dairy farms in Mallorca. This fact worries not only the island's farmers but also the factory workers, who don't know what will happen to their future. "We are afraid the company will close," Jesús Ávila, the legal representative of the Agama workers, told ARA Baleares. The reduction in milk purchases from local dairy farms could also lead to a decrease in the production of products at the factory, "which is experiencing its darkest moment," according to a statement issued by the company's Legal Representation of Workers (RLT).

The crisis in the Mallorcan dairy sector continues to worsen, and a new source of concern has emerged that could jeopardize the economic viability of the island's dairies: Agama, which belongs to the Damm group, has announced that it will no longer purchase milk from them starting next year. This was reported by the newspaper this Saturday. Breaking News, which details that Agama has already informed three of the largest dairies on the island.