German confidence in Dutch food requires attention

According to agricultural council Peter Vermeij at the Dutch embassy in Germany, the exporting industry is still not sufficiently successful in bringing the successes of the sustainable production method in the Netherlands to the attention of German buyers. He recognizes the results of the bank's investigation. € 10 billion export value The sales of Dutch agri-food companies to Germany is of great economic importance. Every year, approximately 10 billion euros worth of Dutch food products, such as tomatoes, cheese, peppers and eggs, goes to our eastern neighbors. That amount increases every year. How German consumers view Dutch food products is therefore important for exporting companies. The safety of Dutch foodstuffs is beyond question in Germany. More than half of German consumers have (a lot of) confidence in the food safety of products from the Netherlands. A minority of 12 percent think that products from our country can harm their health. Sustainably produced The ...