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Dutch exports of heifers fell sharply last year

Frozen Bone-In Beef
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Netherlands
Published Feb 22, 2023

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In the 2021-2022 financial year, the number of export certificates issued by Coöperatie CRV decreased by 30%. This is evident from the cooperative's annual statistics. CRV issued a total of 11,927 export certificates, more than 5,000 less than in the 2020-2021 financial year. The certificates are mainly issued for the export of pregnant heifers.

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Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the export of Dutch heifers to Russia has fallen sharply. In the 2020-2021 financial year, more than 9000 heifers went to Russia and in the 2021-2022 financial year there were more than 4800. This makes the country still the most important destination for the export of breeding stock. After Russia, Dutch heifers mainly went to Latvia, Kuwait and Pakistan. The Dutch dairy sector has become significantly less active in the export of cattle compared to about 5 years ago. In the 2016-2017 financial year, CRV issued more than 46,000 export certificates. ...
Source: Agri Holland
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