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Turnover in dairy farming sector up
Dairy sector turnover has risen by 30 percent on average over the past three quarters
Less industrial waste exported to China
In the first eight months of 2018, exports of industrial products to China amounted to nearly 4.8 billion euros, representing a year-on-year decrease of 860 million euros.
Agricultural export value over 90 bn euros in 2018
Agricultural exports in 2018 were worth an estimated 90.3 billion euros, i.e. 0.2 percent up on 2017. While exports rose, prices dropped relative to 2017.
Turnover dairy wholesalers exceeds 12 billion euros
Wholesale traders in dairy products like cheese, milk and eggs generated in excess of 12 billion euros, i.e. 7 percent more than in 2012. The most important export products are cheese and powdered...
Renewable energy; capacity, domestic production and use, 1990-2013
Production and capacities of renewable electricity, heat and gas for wind energy, hydro, solar, geothermal, aerothermal and biomass
Number of pigs stable, but more dairy cows
The number of dairy cows has grown marginally in 2014 and more milk was delivered to dairy factories. This trend was even more noticeable in 2013. The total number of pigs again remained stable...
Food for thought
Food for thought comprises a selection of facts and figures about food. Which foodstuffs are produced in the Netherlands, and which have to be imported? How much milk does an average Dutch cow...
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy, also called sustainable or green energy, comes from natural processes that are constantly replenished.
Phosphate output from livestock manure down again
Phosphate production in livestock manure declined further in 2018
Renewable energy; final use and avoided use of fossil energy, 1990-2013
Avoided use of fossil primary energy and avoided emission of CO2 wind, solar, hydro, geothermal energy, aerothermal heat and biomass
Inflation up further to 1.9 percent
Dutch inflation rose to 1.9 percent in November 2007.
CBS experiments with agricultural sensor data
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is continuously innovating, also in the field of business data collection. We are permanently on the look-out for new data sources and alternative ways of collecting...
Lower farm income due to less dairy cattle, dry summer
Agricultural income per annual work unit has declined in 2018; by nearly 11 percent relative to 2017.
Machinery most profitable Dutch export product
The Netherlands earned almost 13 bn euros from exports of machinery and machine parts in 2015.
Agriculture accounts for over half of trade surplus
The agricultural surplus ion the trade balance 26.1 bn euros versus 47.5 bn euros for all goods.
Agricultural exports up by over 4 percent
In 2016, the Netherlands exported 85 bn euros in agricultural goods.
Large rise in Dutch fat production
The total production of margarines and edible fats rose substantially in the Netherlands in the period 2000-2008. Consumption of fats fell in the same period.
Agricultural production in the period 1950-2015
Over the period 1950-2015, the production value of Dutch agriculture increased more than tenfold.
Export value agricultural products hits new record
In 2015 the value of agricultural exports amounted to 81.3 bn euros, the highest value ever.