Agri-Food (Price and Marketing Information) Regulations 2025

The new Regulations granting the Agri-Food Regulator the power to compel the provision of price and market information from businesses was signed by Martin Heydon TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 16 December 2025.

Under the Agri-Food (Price and Marketing Information) Regulations 2025, the Regulator may compel necessary data impacting upon price and margins from a business within the agri-food supply chain where information sought by the Regulator has not been provided voluntarily.

The 2025 Regulations:

• come into operation on 31 December 2026.
• exclude small businesses, which are defined, in line with EU legislation, as an enterprise that employs fewer than 50 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed €10 million.
• does not allow the Regulator to compel data for an individual product from any business more than once in a 12-month period.

In the lead-in period to when the 2025 Regulations will become operational, the Regulator will:

• develop the necessary systems, processes and procedures to implement the new powers, and
• continue to carry out its market analysis and reporting functions.

The 2025 Regulations (S.I. No. 629/2025) have been published and can be viewed here.

Please note that the 2025 Regulations relate specifically to the Regulator’s price and market analysis function, which is entirely separate from its enforcement role in relation to unfair trading practices.

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An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) is an independent statutory Office established under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023.

The Agri-Food Regulator is concerned with promoting fairness and transparency in the agri-food supply chain. Its statutory remit and focus is on business-to-business relationships within the supply chain. In exercising this function, the Agri-Food Regulator shall have regard to the circumstances and needs of the agricultural and food sector including, in particular, farming, fishing and small food businesses.

The Agri-Food Regulator is made up of a Board which makes decisions about the Office’s policies and strategic approach to key functions while the Executive Staff implements the agreed policies and workplan.