Agricultural trade between Poland and the Netherlands grew once again in 2021. Poland is the 8th export destination of agricultural goods for the Dutch agrisector and important - Poland entered the top 5 of fastest risers when it comes to change in export value of products made in the Netherlands (+ € 0,4 bln). In addition, earnings on this export grew with 41% since 2015, mainly due to increasing export of floriculture and vegetables. The import of agricultural goods from Poland to the Netherlands grew in 2021 as well.
Record export of agricultural goods from the Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and Wageningen Economic Research estimated Dutch exports of agricultural goods (primary unprocessed goods and secondary processed goods) at €104.7 billion for 2021, which is 9.4% higher than in 2020 (€95.7 billion). This is a new record. The new export record is due to both increased prices and growth in export volume: prices of exports increased slightly more than volume, but more than two-thirds of the value growth in imports was from increased prices. As in previous years, in 2021 most agricultural exports went to our neighbouring countries. A quarter of the estimated total exports went to Germany (€26.3 billion). Belgium was in second place with 12% (€12.1 billion). This was followed by France and the UK (both 8% or €8.6 billion) as most important buyers. These four neighbouring countries accounted for 53% of total Dutch agricultural exports. The main commodity groups in agricultural exports were ornamental horticultural products (€12.0 billion), meat (€9.1 billion), dairy products and eggs (€8.7 billion), vegetables (€7.2 billion) and fruit (€7.0 billion). These five commodity groups accounted for 42% of the total export value in 2021.
Growing export to Poland
The top 10 export destinations for agricultural goods account for 71,9% of the total agricultural export. Germany (25%), Belgium (12%), France and the UK (both 8%) are traditionally the most important destinations. They are followed by Italy, China (both 4%), Spain, Poland, US (all 3%) and Denmark (2%). The export to EU-countries grew in general with a high export growth to Belgium (13%), France (14%), Italy (17%), Spain (21%), Poland (19%) and Denmark (22%). This is making Poland the 8th export destination for the Dutch agricultural sector.