Netherlands: Trading companies exported 13.1 billion worth of fruit and vegetables in 2021

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Published Jan 13, 2022

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Posted: 12/01/2022 Save as favorite The Netherlands was a leader in the trade of fresh fruit and vegetables in 2021. The sale of fresh fruit and vegetables to buyers abroad was worth 13.1 billion euros. That is 1% more than in 2020. The export value of fresh fruit was just as high as in 2020, while the value of the export of fresh vegetables increased by 2%. The total number of kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables sold abroad decreased by 1%.

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Posted: 12/01/2022 Save as favorite In 2021, the Netherlands was a leader in the trade of fresh fruit and vegetables. The sale of fresh fruit and vegetables to buyers abroad was worth 13.1 billion euros. That is 1% more than in 2020. The export value of fresh fruit was just as high as in 2020, while the value of the export of fresh vegetables increased by 2%. The total number of kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables sold abroad decreased by 1%. 95% of all fruit and vegetables traded from the Netherlands remains in Europe. Germany is the most important sales market. In 2021, 4.9 billion euros worth of fruit and vegetables went from the Netherlands to Germany. Sales to Belgium had a value of 1.2 billion and 1.1 billion euros in the United Kingdom. Sales of fresh fruit and vegetables to customers in Belgium increased by 7%. Exports to the United Kingdom decreased by 12% compared to 2020. The Netherlands retains a strong trading role in the United Kingdom for products that are also ...

Source: Agri Holland