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Is there more info on how your fao source performed the calculations? The Netherlands is actually a very significant meat exporter (78% of poultry and beef, 95%
by float4 5y ago
Is there more info on how your fao source performed the calculations? The Netherlands is actually a very significant meat exporter (78% of poultry and beef, 95% of calves, and 43% of pork is exported [0]). As a matter of fact, meat is the most valuable export product after flowers.
A lot of the exported animals are first imported, are then held and slaughtered in the Netherlands, and then the meat is exported again for financial gain. So in terms of meat,
I'd think they are a caloric exporter but still highly dependent on other countries.
Hence my question: how were the fao numbers calculated?
[0] (Dutch) https://www.trouw.nl/economie/hoe-nederland-uitgroeide-tot-exportreus-in-de-landbouw-en-nu-moet-veranderen~b2e65581/ https://www.trouw.nl/economie/hoe-nederland-uitgroeide-tot-e...
- starfallg 5y agoI would imagine that caloric figures would tend to gravitate towards staples, such as wheat, rice and corn, which are high in both calories and in volume consumed.