Browse Data and Analysis

This year’s apple harvest is expected to be 197,000 MT, slightly lower than last year’s numbers and the lowest in a decade. Pear production is set to drop by around nine percent, with a total of 327,000 MT. The decrease in pear harvest is mostly due to tough growing conditions throughout the season, leading to fewer fruits per tree. When it comes to the land being harvested, apple acreage is shrinking further, down to about 5,220 hectares.

Dutch apple production is expected to be down by 12 percent while the pear harvest will increase by an estimated three percent. Unfavorable growing conditions in the beginning of the growing season resulted in lower yields for apples.

A Value Added Tax (VAT) of zero percent for vegetables and fruit was part of the 2021 Dutch government's coalition agreement. Realizing this VAT reduction, however, has been met with several challenges pertaining to efficiency, efficacy, and feasibility.

Due to the temporary closure of restaurants and fast food chains worldwide, Dutch producers of potatoes and products are faced with full warehouses.

The exporter guide provides an economic and market overview, demographic trends, and practical tips to U.S. exporters on how to conduct business in the Netherlands.

The turnover of the Dutch foodservice market in 2018 was valued at USD 23.7 billion, up by almost 6 percent.

Dutch food company, HAK, introduced Nutri-score logos on their products on September 1, 2019, which the company says will enable consumers to make healthier choices when buying food.

The Dutch food processing sector generates a turnover of USD 92.4 billion and production growth is supported by growing demand from mainly Germany and Belgium.

The exporter guide provides an economic and market overview, demographic trends and practical tips to U.S. exporters on how to conduct business in the Netherlands.

This report outlines the effects of the recent drought on agricultural production in the Netherlands.

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

Graphic showing 5 key facts about U.S. cranberry exports which reached $314 million in 2016.