Romania Extends Cap on Basic Food Price Markups Until September 30, 2025

According to a new draft ordinance published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), the cap on commercial markups for basic food products will be extended by another three months, until September 30, 2025.

🔹 Objective: Protect Consumer Purchasing Power

The ordinance states:

“This ordinance regulates the extension of deadlines as follows: the enforcement period of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 67/2023, with its subsequent amendments and completions, is extended for an additional period of three months, until September 30, 2025, inclusive, with the aim of combating excessive price increases for certain agricultural and food products and maintaining the population’s purchasing power for essential goods.”

🔹 Economic Impact and Social Objectives

The document further highlights that:

“The adoption of the proposed measures will lead to an increase in the purchasing power of the population with respect to basic agricultural and food products, helping to balance household incomes and expenses. This will contribute to improving living standards and preventing depopulation in rural areas.”

From an agricultural perspective, the measure is also expected to:

• Support growth and stabilization of both the quantity and quality of agricultural production
• Help balance income and expenses for farmers and producers
• Provide a more stable and equitable position for agricultural producers in their relationships with business partners

🔹 Broader Economic Effects

The explanatory memorandum (Nota de fundamentare) emphasizes that:

“This ordinance is expected to generate a chain reaction of income growth across all economic actors involved, facilitating capital circulation and driving new value creation at all levels of the economy.”