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Despite its limited farmland, the Netherlands is a major agricultural exporter, focusing on high-value products such as dairy, flowers, meat, and vegetables. The Port of Rotterdam makes the Netherlands a major European agricultural trade hub, supporting significant processing and re-export activity. According to 2024 WTO trade data, the Netherlands ranked as the world’s third-largest agricultural exporter by value at $148 billion, trailing only the United States and Brazil and exporting more than three times as much by value as Argentina. The Netherlands’ agricultural export strength extends well beyond domestic production, with re-exports accounting for roughly 35 percent of agricultural export value. Advanced g...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Morocco is reported to be resuming soft wheat imports on 16 September 2026, ending the three-month ban on imports that had begun on 1 June 2026. The government will announce the details of the 2026 wheat support program shortly. N...
Beef packer margins swung back into positive territory at $114/head last week, improving $164 from the prior week as the Choice cutout strengthened while fed cattle prices declined. The cutout rose nearly $8/cwt to $377/cwt, while fed cattle prices fell to $225/cwt, producing the strongest pack...
