The Agri-Food Regulator is conducting a survey seeking the views of farmers, fishers and growers on trading practices in the agri-food supply chain.

The independent statutory office is concerned with promoting fairness and transparency in business-to-business relationships along the agri-food supply chain.

The five-minute survey conducted by independent market research company, Coyne Research can be completed here until this Friday October, 18, 2024.

All responses are confidential and anonymous. It is intended that anonymised summary results of the survey will be published by the Agri-Food Regulator.

The office was established last year by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023.

The statutory framework assigns two main areas of work to the Agri-Food Regulator:

Compliance with and enforcement of unfair trading law; and
Provision of information on the agri-food supply chain through engagement with stakeholders and the analysis of price and market data.

The Unfair Trading Regulations provide legal protection against specific unfair trading practices (UTPs) for any supplier of agriculture or food products subject to their annual turnover being lower than the buyer's turnover once the buyer’s annual turnover is greater than €2 million.

Under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023, the Agri-Food Regulator is required to:

Collect, analyse and regularly publish reports on price and market data relating to the agricultural and food supply chain, and generally in relation to the agricultural and food sector in the state; and
Publish regular analysis and reports on contingency issues in regard to the agricultural and food supply chain.

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.