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Soybean imports from Brazil up by 40 percent
In the first six months of 2020, the Netherlands imported 1.6 billion kg of soybeans from Brazil.
Dutch heathland: more purple, less yellow
Dutch heaths have been changing colour in recent years. Plants that colour heathland purple, such as heather, have been increasing, while grasses that give heathland a more yellow colour, such as...
More than 80 percent of international road transport to Belgium and Germany
Dutch international road transport mainly carries goods to regions just across the Dutch border. More than 80 percent of international road transport was loaded up or unloaded in Germany or Belgium...
Fewer growers produce more strawberries
The number of strawberry growers was reduced by nearly half between 2006 and 2017.
Agricultural exports under pressure
In the first four months of 2015, the value of agricultural exports was 2.7 percent down from the same period last year. The value of exports of dairy, cattle and meat fell substantially. Exports of...
Domestic biomass consumption
Biomass consumption decreased between 2000 and 2006, then increased in 2007 and 2008 partly due to increased imports of cereals, oleaginous products, food products and wood.
France third largest market for international road transport
Dutch hauliers carried nearly 6 million tons of goods from the Netherlands to France in 2010, making France the third largest market for international road transport after Germany and Belgium....
Dutch hauliers more active in domestic transport
Dutch road hauliers carried 2.5 percent more goods in 2016, mainly in the Netherlands.
Many businesses in Limburg engaged in international trade
In relative terms, Limburg is the most internationally-oriented province of the Netherlands.
Onshore wind turbines taller and more efficient
Dutch wind turbines collectively generated 7.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2015.