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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (91959)

6/27/2012 10:51:53 AM

From: elmatador

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The agricultural sector accounts for 10% of the Dutch economy. It provides the same proportion of employment.

Strong Growth for Dutch Agricultural Exports

THE HAGUE - The Netherlands agricultural exports rose by 9 percent in 2011 from the previous year to 72.8 billion euros, the University of Wageningenâ€™s Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI) has reported. Despite the strong increase in exports, incomes in the sector dropped sharply, from 78,900 euros in 2010 to 50,000 in 2011. LEI estimates that one in five businesses in the sector made no profit or even made a loss. The Netherlands exported 24.5 billion euros more in agricultural products than it imported. This is equivalent to 60 percent of the total Dutch trade surplus, according to LEI. Europe is the biggest market for Dutch agricultural products. Nearly one-fifth of agricultural exports goes to the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Not only did exports to the EU grow, but also exports to countries outside the EU. The weaker euro helped here. For the sectors that import a lot from outside the EU, the cheap euro meant an increase in costs, for example for livestock feed. The agricultural sector accounts for 10 percent of the Dutch economy. It provides the same proportion of employment.