Feed Planet Magazine Issue-Sayı: 26 September/October - Eylül/Ekim 2020

INTERVIEW • RÖPORTAJ 42 FEED PLANET / SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2020 • EYLÜL - EKİM 2020 compiling and managing standard national and inter- national trade contracts, advocacy for the Dutch grain, seed and feed trade to the fullest extent, operating an arbitration institute, organizing an annual course in grain trading and setting day values. Het Comité is committed maintaining the attractive- ness of the Netherlands as a location for the trade, sup- ply, and logistics of agricultural raw materials (grains, seeds and legumes) for food, animal feed and energy. Our mission and objectives are facilitating unre- stricted trade, supply and logistics of agricultural raw materials for food, animal feed and energy and further strengthening the position of the Netherlands as an at- tractive location for companies in the agricultural raw materials chain. Establishing connections with other partners in the chains of trade, logistics and supply, facilitating the connection between members and the transfer of knowledge and information to the mem- bers. We want to promote the level of knowledge of the trade, supply and logistics of agricultural raw materials (grains, seeds and legumes) for food, animal feed and energy in the sector Can you tell us Netherlands’ position in the agri- business? How do you define the Netherlands’ importance in agri-food trade and why? The Netherlands has been an important global play- er in agribusiness for many years. The Netherlands is second largest agricultural exporter; when it comes to (gross) exports we solely have to let the United States take precedence, and as for net exports (export minus import) Brazil and Argentina. Dutch agricultural exports consist of 73% goods of Dutch origin. The Netherlands provides a wide range of facilities for importing, shipping, storing, processing and exporting agri-food products in bulk. A significant part of the Agri bulk is directly transhipped to other countries. The re- maining grains and oilseeds supplied to Dutch ports are directly processed into products such as meal and oil for both human consumption and animal feed. These products are used in the Netherlands and exported to other countries. From our ports approximately 50% of these processed products is transhipped to other countries. Around 7% of the grains, seeds and pulses used in the Netherlands is also grown in the Nether- lands. Trade is in our DNA. We are a leading trading na- tion in food and feed. Our trade mentality contributes to good relations with trade parties worldwide. Many agri-food companies in the Netherlands and the rest yet gösteren 120 kadar üyenin çıkarlarını temsil eden bir ticaret örgütüdür. Birliğin faaliyetleri arasında; standart ulusal ve uluslararası ticaret anlaşmalarının düzenlenmesi ve güncellenmesi, Hollanda tahıl, to- hum ve yem ticaretinin sonuna kadar desteklenmesi, arabuluculuk hizmetlerinin verilmesi, tahıl ticaretiyle ilgili her yıl kurs düzenlenmesi ve setting day values gelmektedir. Het Comité, Hollanda’nın tahıl, tohum ve baklagil- ler gibi gıda, hayvan yemi ve enerji kaynağı olarak kullanılan tarıma dayalı hammaddelerin ticareti, te- dariki ve lojistiği konusunda cazibe merkezi olmaya Source/ Kaynak: Fotografie Luchtzinnig