After the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Poland and Denmark are the largest meat exporters in the EU. The Netherlands is the largest exporter of beef, the second largest exporter of poultry meat (after Poland) and the fourth largest exporter of pork (after Spain, Germany and Denmark). The main destinations for Dutch meat exports are Germany (mainly beef and veal), the United Kingdom (mainly poultry) and China (mainly pork).
Of the total export of meat from 8.8 billion the euro is 85 percent of export of meat produced or processed in the Netherlands and 15 percent of re-export or transit.
The Netherlands is also the largest exporter in terms of export weight. In 2020, 3.6 billion kilograms of meat exported. The Netherlands has been a major meat exporter for decades. In 2000, for example, the Netherlands was already the largest exporter to the EU, with an export of 2.4 billion kilogram of meat5 trillion euro).
| The Netherlands | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 0.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Germany | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Poland | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Denmark | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Bron: CBS, Eurostat | ||||
60 percent of Dutch beef revenue from exports
The production and trade of meat brings added value to the Dutch economy. In 2019, the Dutch economy gained 8.7 billion euros in total meat sales, of which 5.2 billion euros in exports and 3.5 billion euros in national sales. The total Dutch meat chain is 8.7 billion The euro accounts for 1.1 percent of Dutch GDP and 1.3 percent of total employment in the Netherlands (converted 98 thousand full-time jobs).
Since 2015, the Netherlands has started to earn more from meat production and trade. In 2015 it was about 7 trillion euros (1.0 percent of GDP). The share of exports in total meat revenue has risen steadily from 57 percent in 2015 to 60 percent in 2019.
| 2015. | 4.0 | 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| 2017. | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
Import of live animals and feed raw materials necessary for the export of meat.
Dutch meat exports require imports, such as live animals, meat that has not yet been processed or raw materials for animal feed. Live poultry is the largest import category (240 million euros in 2019, mainly from Germany), followed by corn and wheat. Corn (mainly from Ukraine) and wheat (particularly from France) indirectly contribute to Dutch meat exports as a raw material for animal feed. Other food products are crude palm oil (particularly from Indonesia and Malaysia) and soybeans (particularly from Brazil and the United States).
| Live poultry | 240 | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| But | twenty-one | 54 |
| Wheat and medlin | 61 | 2 |
| Boneless veal | 27 | 35 |
| Live calves up to 80 kg | 60 | 0 |
| Bovine carcasses | 54 | 0 |
| crude palm oil | 3 | 47 |
| soy | 2 | 43 |
| Wild pork | 40 | 0 |
| Another pig | 32 | 0 |
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