Netherlands: Size of future veal farming a point of discussion

A spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture assumes the national scale, while LTO Netherlands emphatically says that it is intended on a Northwest European scale. Chairman Wim Thus of the veal farming department of LTO Nederland says that the phrase means that the size of veal farming is geared to the size of European dairy farming and not to the Dutch one. According to him, this has also been discussed at the sector table. “Imported calves are needed for a profitable and efficient veal sector. That has also been discussed.” Import calves from neighboring countries The sector does want to stop importing calves from distant countries, such as the Baltic states and Poland. Import of calves from neighboring countries, Denmark and Luxembourg should remain possible, says Thus. The border then lies within a radius of about 600 to 800 kilometers around the Netherlands. The importation of Irish calves is still a point of discussion. According to him, that country is up with the calves and ...