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Largest harvest of ware potatoes and seed onions in 25 years
The gross yield for ware potatoes in 2025 are up by nearly 37 percent on 2024.
More seed onions harvested, fewer potatoes
In 2023, the gross crop yield for seed onions rose by 9.2 percent compared to the previous year.
Lowest wheat harvest in 25 years
In 2024, the gross yield of wheat was down 38.6 percent from 2023 to 682 thousand tonnes.
Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region
Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region
Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts
material flow accounts, environmental accounts, biomass, minerals, metals resources, semi-finished products, finished products, fossil energy
Gross seed onion yield down 17.2 percent
In 2022, the gross yield of seed onions was 17.2 percent lower than in the previous year. Gross yields of wheat and barley were up, by 22.7 and by 44.1 percent respectively.
Area of ware potatoes largest in 25 years
In 2025, the total area used in the Netherlands for growing ware potatoes is well over 83 thousand hectares.
Goods imports from Ukraine recover to pre-war level
The import value of Ukrainian goods was 2.3 billion euros in 2024, which means that imports have returned to the level last seen in 2021, before the war in that country began
Use of pesticides in agriculture down by over 20 percent since 2020
The agriculture sector used 3.9 million kilograms of crop protection products in 2024, a decrease of more than 22 percent since 2020
Arable crops; production, region
area and yield per crop province
EU trade measures would mainly affect high-tech imports from US
If the European Commission follows through on the import tariffs that it has announced on US goods, they could affect around 30 percent of goods (by value) imported into the Netherlands from the US
Higher incomes in the agriculture sector in 2024
The Dutch agriculture sector generated 5.1 percent more income in 2024 than it did in 2023
Arable crop area up by 3 percent
As of 2023, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 14.4 thousand to 549 thousand hectares.
Wholesale trade; turnover change, index 2015=100
Wholesale trade; turnover index, 2015=100 By activity (SIC 2008).
Agricultural income increased further in 2023
In 2023, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 6.7 percent more income relative to the previous year. Animal output decreased slightly (-0.7 percent), while crop production saw a relatively sharp...
Arable crops; production, to region
Area and yield per crop Province
Gross seed onion yield nearly 12 percent up
In 2021, the gross yield of seed onions was 11.7 percent higher than in the previous year. The gross yield of ware potatoes declined by 10.7 percent. Sugar beet and wheat crop yields remained...
Trade in goods; border crossing, SITC (5 digit, division 00-43)
Import and export value of goods (border crossing); SITC (5 digit, 00-43) and countries. High Value Dataset – Statistiek
Producer Price Index (PPI); output and importprices by product, 2015=100
Price Index numbers (excluding excise) and month and year development Market and product according to product nomenclature ProdCom
Arable crop area 2 percent larger
In 2022, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 10.5 thousand hectares (2.0 percent) to 536 thousand ha.
Agricultural sector records slightly higher income in 2022
In 2022, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 1.9 percent more income than in 2021. At the same time, animal output dropped slightly (-0.7 percent) while crop output fell relatively sharply by...
International trade; Dutch export specialisation with respect to the EU
Balassa index, share in total exports, exports of Dutch products and re-exports broken down by the Chapters of the Harmonised System.
International trade; import and export value, SITC (3 digits), countries
Import, export value and trade balance of goods; SITC (3 digits) and countries.
Gross seed onion yield 4 percent lower in 2020
In 2020, the gross seed onion yield declined by 4 percent relative to the previous year. The gross yield of ware potatoes remained virtually unchanged.
Protein crop cultivation slightly increased
In 2022, cultivation of protein-rich crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has increased slightly.