Romania fines 21 agri-input suppliers EUR 16 million for price fixing

14 August 2026 Romania’s Competition Council has fined 21 companies a combined RON 83.2 million (EUR 15.9 million) for participating in anti-competitive agreements that fixed resale prices for crop seeds and crop protection products, the authority said. The investigation found that seed and crop protection producers Pioneer Hi-Bred Romania, Corteva Crop Solutions Romania, formerly DuPont Romania, and Maisadour Semences Romania had reached agreements with distributors over the prices at which certain products would be sold to farmers during agricultural campaigns. The arrangements involved contractual provisions and a voucher system that effectively determined the resale prices charged to farmers. Under the voucher scheme, producers offered farmers coupons covering eligible products and dis