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How much eggs do Netherlands export?

It is the largest exporter by value: $992.8 million in 2024, 17% of world exports of eggs (HS 0407) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Germany, which takes 60% of its eggs exports by value.

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Netherlands's eggs exports

Netherlands exports of Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
1$992.8 million17%427,553 t$2,3222024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 0407 (Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked).

Where Netherlands's eggs goes

Largest destinations of Netherlands's eggs exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Netherlands's exports
Germany$598M60%
Belgium$130M13%
Iraq$58M5.8%
Switzerland$40M4.1%
Poland$31M3.2%

Largest five destinations of 1,853 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Netherlands as a buyer of eggs

Netherlands imported $451 million of eggs (HS 0407) in 2024, 7.6% of world imports, ranked #2. Of its $451 million of eggs imports in 2024, 38% came from Germany and 23% from Belgium, among 34 suppliers. Largest sources: Germany (38%), Belgium (23%), Poland (18%), Spain (4.3%), United Kingdom (3.9%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much eggs Netherlands uses

Netherlands's domestic supply of eggs was 240 thousand tonnes in 2023, 0.3% of the world's. Food supply was 18 kg per person a year, 8th highest of 142 countries with a million or more people. It produced 299% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 134%. FAO's item is "Eggs". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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