Despite the coronavirus crisis , Dutch agricultural exports grew by an estimate 1 percent in 2020 relative to the old year . full goods exports declined by some 7 percentage . This is report by Wageningen Economic Research ( WUR ) and Statistics Netherlands ( CBS ) on the basis of joint enquiry commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture , Nature and Food Quality . The slight maturation should be qualified with some consideration . For example , the volume of farming exports showed some decline and the ontogenesis in exportation economic value was driven by rising exportation price . In addition , the time value of domestic agricultural exports shrink by 0.6 percent . The total value of farming exports still grew due to an increment in re - export of agricultural goods of 5.1 pct . A third observation is that the estimate is smother by great uncertainty than in previous age , due to the coronavirus crisis .
It is estimated that total agricultural exportation amounted to 95.6 billion euros in 2020 , which is a new record . This includes 68.3 billion euro in domestic exports and 27.3 billion euros in re - exports . These exports generated an estimate total amount of 41.9 billion euros in net earnings for the Dutch economy . include agriculture - related goods , this represents an export value of 105.4 billion euros and net export earnings of 46.1 billion euro .
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Top export intersection is horticultureJust as in 2019 , the most traded exportation products ( measured in euros ) were flower , plants , bulbs and tree diagram nursery products . In 2020 , horticultural exportation amounted to 9.5 billion euro , i.e. 0.3 pct up on 2019 . Horticultural merchandise also accounted for the largest export net profit among all agrarian product group . Horticultural export suffered greatly in the first few months of the coronavirus crisis , but find in the subsequent calendar month .
After gardening , meat is the most export product ( measured in monetary time value ) ; however , meat exports declined by 3 per centum , from 9.0 billion euros in 2019 to 8.7 billion euros in 2020 . Contraction was also recorded in exports of dairy and orchis ( 4 percent ) and of vegetables ( 3 percent ) . On the other bridge player , yield exports grew by 11 pct , although this growth mainly occurred in re - exports .
Slight contraction in agriculture - have-to doe with exportsFor 2020 , the note value of agriculture - have-to doe with export is reckon to be 0.6 percent lower than in 2019 . This concern good that are produce for the agricultural and food for thought industries . farming machinery and machinery for the intellectual nourishment processing industry are the most exported agriculture - related goods . However , in 2020 these export fall by 4 to 5 percent yr - on - year . Exports of greenhouse materials grew by 19 percent , mainly due to growing exports of such materials to the United Kingdom . Fertiliser export declined by 9 percent .
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