Dutch agrifood exports to China have fallen by 2022% in value in the years 2024 to 9, but the share of infant nutrition and meat in the export package remains high. Imports have also fallen.
This is reported by the Ministry of LVVN in the 'agroberichten buitenland'. The overview shows that there are often relatively large fluctuations in the export value of various agrofood products year after year. This also applies to the import value. For example, the export value of animal feed to China almost halved from 2023 to 2024, from €81,5 million to €43,9 million.
The export value of Dutch infant nutrition also fell, by 35% over a two-year period from €2261,7 million to €1471,4 million in 2024. The export value of meat sold from the Netherlands to China fell from €727,7 million to €505,3 million, or by almost 31%. However, the relative share of these products in the total export package for agricultural and food products remained quite large. The share of infant nutrition fell from 46% to over 41%, the share of meat dropped from 15% to 14%.
Not only exports decreased, imports of agrifood products from China also decreased, from €3,1 billion in 2022 to almost €2,9 billion in 2024, a decrease of 8%. Fats and oils top the list with €253,5 million (although almost 30% less than in 2022). They are followed by tobacco and animal feed with €250 million each. The latter category mainly consists of organic soy for organic livestock farming.