Ireland has been allocated a potential €15.3 million share of the European Commission's proposed €540 million fertiliser support package.

France is set to receive the largest allocation with €107.1 million in aid earmarked for its farmers while Poland could get the next biggest amount totaling €66.6 million, followed by Germany with an allocation of €60.2 million.

The European Commission had unveiled details last month of its plan to provide financial relief to help farmers who need to buy fertilisers.

The commission said it intended to "mobilise €540 million in total" but member states would also be able to top this up by an additional 200% of national funds.

This would bring the total available financial support to a potential total of €1.5 billion.

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, has now confirmed details of the allocations on social media which shows Ireland is among the top 10 beneficiary member states.

The commissioner has urged both the European Parliament and the European Council to "approve it swiftly" in relation to the proposed fertiliser aid package.

The Irish allocation is likely to be greeted with disappointment from Irish farmers.

Previously the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) had urged that the fertiliser support package should be targeted at Irish farmers who paid "higher prices".

ICMSA president, Denis Drennan, said that it was critical that any financial support should go to farmers who had – and are still in the process – of purchasing fertiliser at "inflated prices".  

Separately the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called on the government to introduce a €40 million state aid package to help Irish farmers secure fertiliser supplies for 2027.

ICOS believes that the government could use temporary EU flexibility measures to support fertiliser purchases during the third and fourth quarters of 2026.

The society has warned that the European Commission’s Fertiliser Action Plan, must "deliver immediate relief and longer-term strategic solutions for farmers".