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The agri-food complex represents a gross added value of approximately 32,672 million euro, equal to aournd 10% of the GDP.

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The cluster provides over 600,000 jobs, approximately 10% of the national employment.

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Around 75% of agricultural production is exported, 85% of this goes to the internal EU market.

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The Netherlands is the world's second largest exporter after the USA of agricultural products and foodstuffs.

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40% of raw materials used by the Dutch food industrial originate abroad.

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60% of the total surface area of the Netherlands (land and water) is used by the agricultural sector.

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Almost 20% of all Dutch logistics is agri-logistics. One in three lorries in domestic traffic carries agri-products.