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Four percent of the total acreage of farmland in the Netherlands is used for organic production, while the market share of organic products remains at roughly three percent. Moreover, Dutch per capita consumption of organic product is valued at $100...

The Netherlands and Scandinavian countries (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark) are key markets for U.S. craft beer and distilled spirits. In 2020, the United States shipped $26 million of beer products and $66 million of distilled spirits to the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

The EU Council formally adopted the text of the new Regulation on organic production and labeling of organic products.

The Netherlands has increasingly become a trading hub for organic products.

The Dutch foodservice industry is expected to grow annually by 4 percent due to a recovering economy and changing consumer eating culture.

Brazil’s consumers have a budding appetite for higher-value food products as the country’s economy recovers from a historic recession and its middle class grows.

The Netherlands is the second largest soybean and soybean meal importer in world.

The Dutch retail sector is characterized by heavy consolidation, the top two retailers control over 50 percent of the market, and a large number of smaller neighborhood stores.

Slovakia took over its first ever European Union (EU) Council Presidency on July 1, 2016.

The turnover of the Dutch food retail industry in 2014 totaled € 33.3 billion. For 2015, turnover is expected to increase by 2.5 percent.

Growing demand for pet food is creating new opportunities for U.S exporters in both established and emerging markets worldwide.