The Netherlands will hardly import more vegetables in 2022 than in 2021
Vegetables
Netherlands
Published Jan 25, 2023
Tridge summary
The value of Dutch exports of greenhouse and outdoor vegetables, potatoes and onions amounted to 7.8 billion euros in 2022, more than 10% more than in 2021. Tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, cucumbers and seed potatoes are the most important export products. Imports increased by 6.9% to 3 billion euros. Import mainly consists of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and sweet potatoes. Tomatoes and cucumber. The export value of tomatoes increased due to higher prices.
Original content
The value of Dutch exports of greenhouse and outdoor vegetables, potatoes and onions amounted to 7.8 billion euros in 2022, more than 10% more than in 2021. Tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, cucumbers and seed potatoes are the most important export products. Imports increased by 6.9% to 3 billion euros. Import mainly consists of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and sweet potatoes. Tomatoes and cucumberThe export value of tomatoes increased due to higher prices. This was partly caused by a lower area and lower production in the Netherlands. Due to higher energy costs, production shifted more and more to the second and third quarters of the year, because less lighting was used in the winter period and less gas is used. Despite this shift, the price still remained relatively favourable. The prices for cucumbers in particular were higher than last year. Here too, production decreased due to a decrease in illuminated cultivation, but this was compensated by the very sunny weather this year. ...
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