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Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 11/17/2003

**GAIN Report Number:** NL3045

NL3045

**Netherlands**

**Planting Seeds**

**Annual**

**2003**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Roger Wentzel

U.S. Embassy, The Hague

**Prepared by:**

Bob Flach

**Report Highlights:**

In 2002/2003, Dutch planting seed exports increased by ten percent to
Euro 961 million. This growth has been driven mainly by increased
exports of vegetable seeds.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

The Hague \[NL1\]

\[NL\]

**Table of Contents**

[Executive Summary 3](#executive-summary)

[Outlook 4](#outlook)

[Marketing 4](#marketing)

[Market Development Opportunities 4](#market-development-opportunities)

[Marketing Channels and Facilities
4](#marketing-channels-and-facilities)

[Competitor Activities 4](#competitor-activities)

[Planting Seed Production 6](#planting-seed-production)

[Plant and Seed Health and Certification
7](#plant-and-seed-health-and-certification)

[Intellectual Property Rights, Variety Approval, Tariffs and Export
Subsidies
7](#intellectual-property-rights-variety-approval-tariffs-and-export-subsidies)

[Genetically Modified Organisms and Biotechnology
7](#genetically-modified-organisms-and-biotechnology)

[Trade 9](#trade)

[Grain and Forage Planting Seeds 11](#grain-and-forage-planting-seeds)

[Grass Planting Seeds 11](#grass-planting-seeds)

[Vegetable Planting Seeds 12](#vegetable-planting-seeds)

[Flower and Tree Planting Seeds 12](#flower-and-tree-planting-seeds)

[Trade Matrices 13](#trade-matrices)

# Executive Summary

The Netherlands is the world's largest exporter of seed potatoes and the
second largest planting seed exporter in the world. The sector consists
of about 180 seed companies employing about 10,000 people, with an
annual sales volume of approximately Euro 2 billion.

During the past four years, Dutch planting seed exports grew from Euro
795 million in 1999/2000 to Euro 961 million in 2002/2003. This growth
has been mainly driven by increased exports of vegetable seeds,
comprising two-thirds of the total export value (or Euro 658 million in
2002/2003). Spain has been the most important growth market for Dutch
vegetable seeds. Dutch imports of vegetable seeds remained stable at
around Euro 175 million during the past four seasons. Compared to the
production and export of vegetable seeds, Dutch production and trade of
grass seeds is relatively stable. In 2003, the acreage planted to seed
grass recovered from a low level in 2002 back to the average of the past
ten years. There have, however, been changes in the production of grass
seed, by variety. English Rye Grass seed production is expected to
increase, while production of Kentucky Blue Grass and Red Fescue seed is
forecast to decline in 2003. These changes are mainly a result of price
fluctuations and resulting profitability of the production.

Conversion rates:

  ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
  Exchange Rate                                         

  **Year**          **U.S. \$**       **Euro**          **Dutch florin
                                                        (guilder)**

  1999              1                 0.94              2.07

  2000              1                 1.09              2.39

  2001              1                 1.12              2.46

  2002              1                 1.06              \-

  \*2003            1                 0.88              \-

  \* Jan - Sep                                          
  first nine months                                     
  ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

# Outlook

U.S. planting seed exports to The Netherlands have an annual value of
about Euro 60 million. Opportunities for U.S. companies exist in
specialty seed markets, such as organic seeds, specialty lettuce and
other vegetables, specialty grass seeds for golf courses and sports
fields. There are no sales of genetically modified seeds for food and
feed crops in The Netherlands. U.S. exports of some conventional seed
varieties, such as corn, have been seriously affected by the biotech
restrictions in the EU. Future U.S. planting seed exports to the EU will
be greatly affected by traceability and labeling legislation for seeds.

# Marketing

## Market Development Opportunities

There is reportedly a growing demand for organic seeds. Because demand
for seeds for organic agriculture outstrips supply, organic farmers may
use ordinary seeds until 2004. By January 2004, new EU legislation,
EC/2092/91, will be implemented which will make it obligatory to use
exclusively organic seeds for organic agriculture. At the moment, the EC
is investigating the need for exemptions for certain crops in some
countries. From a survey of the European Seed Association (ESA) it was
reportedly concluded that the supply of organic seeds will be sufficient
by January 2004. In 2002, breeders reportedly produced 530 varieties of
organic seeds for the European market. The sector anticipates, however,
short supplies of seeds for some minor crops. Anticipating the growing
demand for organic seeds, the Louis Bolk Institute, the Seed Association
(Stichting Zaadgoed) and the NAK published a catalogue containing about
700 varieties of organic seeds.

## Marketing Channels and Facilities

Increasing costs for research and development in the plant breeding and
propagation sector have led to concentration in the Dutch seed industry.
This trend is expected to continue. An example of the concentration is
the take-over of Cebeco Seeds by the Danish company DLF-Trifolium. With
the take-over DLF has a reported turn-over of Euro 270 million and is
now the world's largest producer of grass seeds. Vertical integration is
also increasing in the Dutch sector. A fairly new marketing strategy in
the Dutch seed sector is to provide seeds to specific marketing channels
of growers and retailers, which will receive a monopoly on the product.
The growers will have to comply with the branding principles laid down
by the seed company.

## Competitor Activities

Since April 2001, about 500 Dutch breeders and propagators of
agricultural and horticultural seeds have united in \"Plantum NL.\" The
association is active on a national, European and global level both
directly and through umbrella organizations. International organizations
include ESA and International Seed Federation (ISF). The members of
\"Plantum NL\" represent about Euro 1.6 billion of sales annually.
Together with its members, Plantum NL organizes and supports courses and
projects in countries seeking to introduce plant variety protection,
such as China and the Ukraine. The internet website of \"Plantum NL\"
is: http://www.plantum.nl

The Dutch plant breeding and propagation sector invests about 14 percent
of their turn-over in research and development. A part of this research
is reportedly endangered because the Dutch Government terminated a tax
reduction for conventional plant breeding experiments. This regulation
provided the sector annually with a benefit of about Euro 10 million.
The tax break will stay in place for plant breeding experiments in which
genetic modification is applied. The planting seed sector believes that
this measure will negatively affect the development of new breeds, such
as breeds with enhanced resistance and improved shelf life.

In emerging markets, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture gives special
attention to the promotion of Dutch agri-food expertise and technology.
At the moment, four \"expertise centers\" are operational, including a
horticultural demonstration center in China. The Sino Dutch
Horticultural Training and Demonstration Centre (SIDHOC) has the goal of
promoting Dutch expertise in the production of vegetables and ornamental
plants and flowers.

+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Table 1: Land |         |         |        |         |            |
| Use by Arable |         |         |        |         |            |
| Agriculture,  |         |         |        |         |            |
| Greenhouses   |         |         |        |         |            |
| and Bulbs in  |         |         |        |         |            |
|               |         |         |        |         |            |
| The           |         |         |        |         |            |
| Netherlands   |         |         |        |         |            |
|               |         |         |        |         |            |
| *             |         |         |        |         |            |
| *(hectares)** |         |         |        |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| **Arable      | *       | *       | **     | *       | **2002**   |
| Crops**       | *1998** | *1999** | 2000** | *2001** |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Silage Maize  | 219,900 | 230,700 | 2      | 238,800 | 244,800    |
|               |         |         | 32,800 |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Table         | 124,300 | 127,300 | 1      | 115,300 | 116,200    |
| Potatoes      |         |         | 29,200 |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Sugar Beets   | 113,000 | 119,700 | 1      | 109,100 | 108,900    |
|               |         |         | 11,000 |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Wheat         | 139,300 | 102,800 | 1      | 124,700 | 135,800    |
|               |         |         | 36,700 |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Barley        | 39,700  | 58,300  | 47,200 | 66,800  | 56,900     |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Industrial    | 57,000  | 52,500  | 51,000 | 48,600  | 49,000     |
| Potatoes      |         |         |        |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Grass Seed    | 28,400  | 21,300  | 22,000 | 19,700  | 17,900     |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Spring-sown   | 13,200  | 14,000  | 14,000 | 14,200  | 14,900     |
| Onions        |         |         |        |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Fibre Flax    | 3,500   | 3,800   | 4,400  | 4,800   | 4,100      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Rye           | 6,300   | 2,700   | 6,000  | 3,600   | 3,600      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Oats          | 2,100   | 2,500   | 2,400  | 2,600   | 2,500      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Brown Beans   | 2,000   | 1,900   | 1,100  | 1,500   | 1,600      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Peas          | 4,600   | 6,085   | 5,900  | 5,500   | 6,300      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Rapeseed      | 900     | 1,300   | 850    | 700     | 500        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Total         | 810,100 | 802,200 | 8      | 797,500 | 824,100    |
|               |         |         | 06,200 |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| **            | *       | *       | **     | *       | **2002**   |
| Greenhouses** | *1998** | *1999** | 2000** | *2001** |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Tomatoes      | 1,307   | 1,178   | 1,134  | 1,224   | 1,227      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Cucumbers     | 710     | 710     | 663    | 660     | 658        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Peppers       | 1,010   | 1,119   | 1,155  | 1,194   | 1,235      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Rose          | 931     | 950     | 932    | 921     | 907        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Chrysanthemum | 757     | 813     | 774    | 753     | 755        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Freesia       | 241     | 232     | 221    | 215     | 199        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Lily          | 238     | 249     | 276    | 271     | 271        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Gerbera       | 219     | 235     | 253    | 256     | 253        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Orchid        | 206     | 201     | 212    | 194     | 222        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Carnation     | 119     | 109     | 86     | 67      | 57         |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Alstroemeria  | 117     | 124     | 119    | 120     | 107        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Anthurium     | 83      | 85      | 90     | 90      | 86         |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Other cut     | 730     | 758     | 764    | 613     | 614        |
| flowers       |         |         |        |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Border and    | 1,635   | 1,740   | 1,758  | 1,779   | 1,763      |
| Pot Plants    |         |         |        |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Propagation   | 235     | 218     | 196    | 209     | 190        |
| Stock for     |         |         |        |         |            |
| Nurseries     |         |         |        |         |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Trees         | 325     | 316     | 369    | 376     | 390        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Total         | 10,344  | 10,561  | 10,526 | 10,524  | 10,538     |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| **Flower      | *       | *       | **     | *       | **2002**   |
| bulbs**       | *1998** | *1999** | 2000** | *2001** |            |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Hyacinths     | 1,184   | 1,158   | 1,130  | 1,171   | 1,189      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Tulips        | 10,050  | 10,099  | 9,705  | 10,049  | 10,559     |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Daffodils     | 1,589   | 1,769   | 1,843  | 1,879   | 2,019      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Gladioli      | 1,903   | 2,027   | 1,643  | 1,454   | 1,514      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Crocuses      | 602     | 675     | 628    | 627     | 676        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Lilies        | 3,831   | 4,503   | 5,069  | 4,952   | 5,066      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| rises         | 664     | 724     | 675    | 619     | 648        |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Other         | 1,531   | 1,761   | 1,850  | 1,865   | 2,547      |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+
| Total         | 21,355  | 22,714  | 22,543 | 22,618  | 24,221     |
+---------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+------------+

# Planting Seed Production

Innovative planting seed production is hampered by the Dutch
government's restrictive measures on crop trials with GMOs. An even more
serious constraint is the strict legislation on the use of pesticides.
As from July 2003, the EC prohibited 320 pesticides for agricultural
purposes. An additional 110 pesticides are to be withdrawn from the
market by December 2003. The Dutch Farmers Association (LTO) and Plantum
NL reportedly urged a more efficient EU approval procedure for the use
of new pesticides in order to maintain sufficient crop protection
options.

Another important issue for the sector is CAP reform. The EU decided
that decoupling of support to grass seeds producers will be voluntary.
In general, the Dutch sector is willing to decouple because production
linked support could lead to over production. However, if other EU
member states decide not to decouple, their grass seed producers would
have a competitive advantage versus Dutch grass seeds producers. The
sector anticipates that the main grass seeds producing countries,
Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France will decide to decouple.

## Plant and Seed Health and Certification

The Dutch General Inspection Service for agricultural seeds and seed
potatoes (NAK) and its subsidiary NAK AGRO are the inspection and
analysis institutes for the agricultural sector. NAK is responsible for
the quality inspection of Dutch propagating material. NAK AGRO carries
out inspection and analysis throughout the entire agricultural sector.
The NAK is also authorized to formulate certain statutory rules and
quality requirements for the industry by means of binding regulations.
This responsibility will, however, be taken over by the Ministry of
Agriculture as part of the new Dutch Planting Seed and Propagation
Material Law which is expected to be implemented by the end of 2004. The
Plant Protection Service (PD) is responsible for inspection of crops and
seed imports into The Netherlands.

The NAK issues a NAK Accredited Laboratory (NAL) certificate for
laboratories that have installed a quality assurance system for
analyzing propagation materials. At the moment, eight Dutch seed
companies have acquired the NAL certificate.

In 1999, NAK AGRO initiated the program \"Quality Arable Crops Project
\" (KPA), in cooperation with the Dutch Farmers Organization, LTO. As
from 2003, the KPA program will be replaced by a certificate of the Main
Board of Arable Crops, which complies with the requirements of the GMP+
quality assurance system for animal feed and the Agrifirm HACCP code for
grains and is based on HACCP principles.

## Intellectual Property Rights, Variety Approval, Tariffs and Export Subsidies

In the European Union, the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
protects plant varieties. The holder of the plant variety protection
receives the exclusive right to propagate and trade this variety. Other
parties may receive this right on approval of the holder.

In The Netherlands, the production and trade of plant propagation
material is regulated by the Dutch Planting Seed and Propagation
Material Law (Zaaizaad- en Plantgoedwet). This law is partly based on EU
directives and legislation. Both the Dutch Government and the seed
sector believe that this law lacks transparency. In May 2001, the Dutch
Ministry of Agriculture proposed several amendments to simplify the
legislation. In February 2003, the Cabinet agreed upon the new Dutch
Planting Seed and Propagation Material Law. With the new law,
intellectual property rights, inspections and other compulsory
procedures will be better harmonized with international legislation. As
part of the new Dutch Planting Seed and Propagation Material Law, one
authority will be responsible for the request for commercialization of
propagation material, the Council for Plant Varieties (Raad voor
Plantenrassen). It is expected that the new law will be implemented by
the end of 2004.

## Genetically Modified Organisms and Biotechnology

There are reportedly no sales of genetically modified seeds for food or
feed crops in The Netherlands. Even experimental planting of biotech
crops is almost impossible in The Netherlands. Crop trials are
effectively prevented by unreasonable restrictions imposed by the Dutch
government and by the threat of protests from environmental groups.
Apart from the limits on biotech crops themselves, conventional U.S.
planting seed exports to the EU are also impeded by fears of possible
GMO co-mingling in shipments of non-biotech seed.

Research by the life sciences sector in The Netherlands is significantly
behind that in the United States and certain European countries. During
2000-2005, the government will support biotech research with the
following funding initiatives: Euro 25 million for biotechnological
research on functioning of the genome (genomics); Euro 9 million for
biomolecular informatics; Euro 7 million for pharmacology; Euro 18
million for agriculture; and Euro 45 million for biotech research
conducted by start-up companies.

Most of the research is restricted to applications in the field of
pharmacy. The use of biotechnology for agriculture is restricted to
animal and plant health, water and air treatment, and the use of enzymes
in food production. The use of genetic modification is limited,
especially in the field of agriculture.

The Dutch government has issued over 30 licenses for field trials of
biotech crops. There have been, however, only two licenses used, both
for field experiments with GM potatoes. Plant Research International
(PRI), an institute part of the Wageningen University and Research
Centre is conducting one of these experiments. After this field
experiment was recently destroyed by environmental activists, PRI
re-started the experiment.

An extensive overview of the Dutch biotechnology sector is given at:
[http://www.hollandbiotechnology.nl/]{.underline} For an overview of GM
varieties which are approved for field experiments or market
introduction see the site:
[http://194.229.134.119/ggo/inhoud.html]{.underline}

On July 23 2003, the European Council of Ministers agreed upon
legislation for tracing and labeling of GMOs. The decision on rules for
seed purity by the Seeds Directive was, however, delayed in October
2003. The European Seed Association (ESA) and Plantum NL are reportedly
upset by the delay. The ESA argues that small and medium sized
businesses will be vulnerable to legal claims based on transitional
regulations over accidental presences of GM material in conventional
seeds. Because threshold levels are put in place by the individual
member states, U.S. seeds exports to the EU are seriously hampered.

The proposals for the Seeds Directive requests a 0.3 percent threshold
for rapeseed, 0.5 percent for corn and 0.7 percent for soybeans. Some EU
member states have requested more stringent thresholds. Plantum NL
believes that a threshold level of 0.9 percent is feasible for planting
seeds. The ESA believes that thresholds lower than the proposals are
unworkable.

# Trade

+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| #####  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ## Tab |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| le 2:  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Planti |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ng See |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| d Prod |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| uction |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|  Quant |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| ity in |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|  Metri |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| c Tons |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|        | **19 | **19 | **19 | **19 | **20 | **   | **   | *    |
|        | 96** | 97** | 98** | 99** | 00** | 2001 | 2002 | *200 |
|        |      |      |      |      |      | \*** | \*** | 3#** |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Grains | 29   | 28   | 24   | 26   | 28   | 28   | 27   | 27   |
|        | ,284 | ,131 | ,124 | ,194 | ,768 | ,873 | ,258 | ,000 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Pulses | 907  | 624  | 416  | 179  | 551  | 431  | 803  | 700  |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Flax   | 4    | 3    | 2    | 2    | 4    | 3    | 3    | 4    |
|        | ,302 | ,093 | ,403 | ,492 | ,152 | ,373 | ,967 | ,500 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| F      | 381  | 1    | 1    | 1    | 1    | 1    | #2   | 2    |
| orages |      | ,261 | ,879 | ,624 | ,453 | ,980 | ,000 | ,000 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| G      | 30   | 34   | 39   | 32   | 32   | 30   | 28   | 32   |
| rasses | ,955 | ,735 | ,734 | ,588 | ,304 | ,227 | ,725 | ,000 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Vege   | 1    | 1    | 766  | 1    | 795  | 874  | 886  | 1    |
| tables | ,204 | ,005 |      | ,044 |      |      |      | ,012 |
| (hec   |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| tares) |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Other  | 1    | 1    | 1    | 257  | 179  | 61   | #75  | 100  |
|        | ,081 | ,023 | ,587 |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Total  | 66   | 68   | 70   | 63   | 67   | 64   | 62   | 66   |
|        | ,910 | ,867 | ,143 | ,334 | ,407 | ,945 | ,828 | ,300 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

\*Updated #OAA's forecast Vegetable seeds excluded Sources: NAK

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+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|        | *    |      | *    |      | *    |      | *    |      |
|        | *99/ |      | *00/ |      | *01/ |      | *02/ |      |
|        | 00** |      | 01** |      | 02** |      | 03** |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|        | ###  | *    | **   | *    | **   | *    | **   | *    |
|        | #### | *Val | Volu | *Val | Volu | *Val | Volu | *Val |
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|        | lume |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Grains | 68   | 52.2 | 62   | 45.4 | 45   | 58.0 | 58   | 56.3 |
|        | ,493 |      | ,615 |      | ,447 |      | ,972 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Flax   | 936  | 0.5  | 884  | 0.5  | 684  | 0.5  | 546  | 0.4  |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| G      | 24   | 25.4 | 20   | 25.9 | 22   | 26.6 | 25   | 24.1 |
| rasses | ,039 |      | ,696 |      | ,179 |      | ,798 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| F      | 427  | 59.3 | 309  | 50.6 | 94   | 22.0 | 41   | 11.2 |
| orages | ,287 |      | ,968 |      | ,067 |      | ,241 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Vege   | 13   | 1    | 13   | 1    | 12   | 1    | 17   | 1    |
| tables | ,155 | 70.2 | ,414 | 81.5 | ,804 | 75.0 | ,798 | 74.6 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Veg    | 22   | 28.6 | 15   | 17.2 | 28   | 25.0 | 48   | 32.3 |
| etable | ,149 |      | ,699 |      | ,124 |      | ,798 |      |
| Pulses |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| F      | 1    | 49.0 | 1    | 53.5 | 1    | 50.5 | 1    | 50.6 |
| lowers | ,399 |      | ,172 |      | ,082 |      | ,031 |      |
| &      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Trees  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Other  | 3    | 34.9 | 2    | 25.0 | 6    | 14.6 | 25   | 20.2 |
|        | ,369 |      | ,813 |      | ,197 |      | ,077 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Total  | 560  | 4    | 427  | 3    | 209  | 3    | 219  | 3    |
| Import | ,827 | 20.1 | ,261 | 99.6 | ,900 | 71.8 | ,261 | 69.7 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ####### T   |             |             |             |             |
| able 4: Dut |             |             |             |             |
| ch Imports  |             |             |             |             |
| of US Seeds |             |             |             |             |
|             |             |             |             |             |
| **in        |             |             |             |             |
| Million     |             |             |             |             |
| Euros**     |             |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|             | **99/00**   | **00/01**   | **01/02**   | **02/03**   |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Grains      | 9.2         | 3.4         | 2.2         | 0.9         |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Flax        | \-          | \-          | \-          | \-          |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Grasses     | 6.3         | 8.2         | 8.1         | 7.5         |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Forages     | 1.3         | 0.7         | 0.7         | 0.7         |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Vegetables  | 28.9        | 31.1        | 33.0        | 31.8        |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Vegetable   | 9.5         | 10.5        | 8.6         | 7.5         |
| Pulses      |             |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Flowers &   | 5.6         | 7.1         | 6.8         | 8.6         |
| Trees       |             |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Other       | 3.8         | 3.7         | 0.6         | 1.6         |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Total       | 64.6        | 68.6        | 60.0        | 58.6        |
| Import      |             |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| *      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| *Table |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
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| of     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| S      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| eeds** |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|        |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Volume |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| (      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Metric |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
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| Value  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| (M     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| illion |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Euros) |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|        | *    |      | *    |      | *    |      | *    |      |
|        | *99/ |      | *00/ |      | *01/ |      | *02/ |      |
|        | 00** |      | 01** |      | 02** |      | 03** |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|        | **   | *    | **   | *    | **   | *    | **   | *    |
|        | Volu | *Val | Volu | *Val | Volu | *Val | Volu | *Val |
|        | me** | ue** | me** | ue** | me** | ue** | me** | ue** |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Grains | 27   | 45.8 | 30   | 54.9 | 30   | 67.3 | 35   | 55.5 |
|        | ,002 |      | ,069 |      | ,259 |      | ,202 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Flax   | 3    | 4.1  | 3    | 5.0  | 3    | 5.6  | 3    | 5.0  |
|        | ,442 |      | ,355 |      | ,660 |      | ,363 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| G      | 50   | 59.0 | 48   | 55.8 | 56   | 59.3 | 47   | 57.3 |
| rasses | ,930 |      | ,425 |      | ,900 |      | ,286 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| F      | 155  | 34.6 | 125  | 37.2 | 53   | 45.3 | 32   | 42.0 |
| orages | ,310 |      | ,642 |      | ,993 |      | ,196 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Vege   | 9    | 4    | 9    | 5    | 10   | 5    | 14   | 6    |
| tables | ,375 | 98.3 | ,324 | 37.3 | ,583 | 68.7 | ,219 | 58.1 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Veg    | 20   | 52.6 | 19   | 46.3 | 23   | 35.3 | 26   | 46.2 |
| etable | ,036 |      | ,206 |      | ,251 |      | ,664 |      |
| Pulses |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| F      | 1    | 61.7 | 1    | 63.5 | 1    | 57.7 | 1    | 63.8 |
| lowers | ,853 |      | ,109 |      | ,536 |      | ,692 |      |
| &      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
| Trees  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Other  | 1    | 38.6 | 8    | 29.5 | 19   | 29.4 | 5    | 33.5 |
|        | ,835 |      | ,761 |      | ,014 |      | ,137 |      |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Total  | 269  | 7    | 245  | 8    | 199  | 8    | 165  | 9    |
| Export | ,783 | 94.7 | ,891 | 29.5 | ,821 | 67.5 | ,759 | 61.4 |
+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

Source Table 3 and 4: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).

Dutch exports of planting seeds reached Euro 961 million in 2002/2003 up
from Euro 868 million in 2001/2002. This growth is mainly attributable
to a strong increase in vegetable seeds exports, worth Euro 658 million
in 2002/2003. However, the largest growth in export of propagation
material is reportedly due to the increased export of young plants
raised from cuttings and seeds.

According to BICO statistics, Dutch imports of U.S. planting seeds
increased from US\$ 31 million in 2001/2002 to US\$ 34 million in
2002/2003. This increase is mainly due to higher imports of US fruit
seeds, flower seeds and in particular grass and clover seeds. The import
value of US planting seeds is, however still below the pre-2000 level.
This decline is attributable to the drop in imports of maize seeds from
the U.S. as a consequence of restrictions on GM varieties. The largest
share of remaining U.S. exports consists of vegetable seeds, with a
value of about US\$ 14 million during the past two seasons.

## Grain and Forage Planting Seeds

***Domestic production:*** The acreage for grain seed production
declined slightly from 5,300 hectares to 5,100 hectares in 2003. The
decline is attributable to reduction in areas dedicated to production of
summer wheat, and partly offset by an increase in the acreage planted
for summer barley seed production.

***International Trade:*** Dutch grain seed imports declined slightly
from Euro 58 million in 2001/2002 to Euro 56.3 million in 2002/2003.
Grain seed imports mainly consists of corn hybrid seeds worth Euro 50.5
million in 2002/2003. During 2002/2003, Dutch grain seed exports
declined nearly Euro 12 million to Euro 55.5 million. In particular,
exports of hybrid corn seed declined while soft wheat seed imports more
than doubled. Fluctuations in the Dutch trade of hybrid corn seed are
mainly driven by transshipments and changing demand in other EU
countries. In The Netherlands, there is no production of hybrid corn
seeds and demand is reportedly stable.

## Grass Planting Seeds 

***Domestic Production:*** Important producers of grass seeds in The
Netherlands are: Cebeco Seeds, Barenbrug and Advanta. The 2003 acreage
for grass seed production increased by 20 percent to 21,815 hectares,
mainly due to increasing prices and better weather conditions during
sowing. Sector sources believe that the total acreage for grass seed
production could grow to 25,000 hectares.

The acreage and production of English Rye Grass seed recovered from low
production in 2002. Last year, English Rye Grass seed production was
negatively affected by wet conditions during sowing in the autumn of
2001. The sector expects that, as a result of better prices, the acreage
of English Rye Grass will increase in 2004, possibly leading to a
reduction in prices. In contrast to prices for English Rye Grass, prices
for Red Fescue remained at low levels due to oversupply; mainly due to
increased production in Denmark and Canada. As a result of the lower
prices, the acreage of Red Fescue declined in 2003. Oversupply and large
stocks reportedly also tempered prices for Kentucky Blue Grass. In The
Netherlands, the acreage of Kentucky Blue Grass declined due to
restrictions on the pesticide use. In 2003, the yields of the majority
of the grass seeds were reportedly good, Red fescue about 1.65 MT per
hectare, Kentucky Blue grass about 1.40 MT per hectare, and for English
Rye Grass about 2.00 MT per hectare.

As a result of the stringent fertilizer regulations, the use of clover
seeds is increasing in The Netherlands. Clover is capable of fixing
nitrogen from the air. About a third of the Dutch pastures are sown with
a grass / clover mixture.

***International Trade:*** During 2002/2003, Dutch imports of grass
seeds increased due to a shortage of English Rye Grass. During this
season, the U.S. was the main supplier of English Rye Grass to The
Netherlands. As in 2000/2001, U.S. Kentucky Blue Grass seed exports to
The Netherlands also increased. The Dutch-based Cebeco Seeds Group
reportedly moved a part of their grass seed production (principally
Kentucky Blue Grass) to the U.S., and began exporting seed to The
Netherlands. This move was a result of restrictions on several
pesticides essential for production of this seed variety. Traditionally,
U.S. exports of grass seeds to The Netherlands consist mainly of high
quality Blue Grass, used for golf courses and athletic fields. About
fifty percent of EU demand (90,000 MT) is for use on sports fields,
lawns and golf courses.

## Vegetable Planting Seeds

***Domestic Production:*** Important producers of vegetable planting
seeds in The Netherlands are: EMZA, Rijk Zwaan, Seminis, Syngenta and
Numza. Most of the vegetable seed production of these Dutch companies
(reportedly 95 percent) is produced outside The Netherlands. Vegetable
seeds produced in The Netherlands mainly consist of seeds used for seed
production, and expensive seeds such as tomato, pepper and lettuce
seeds. More restrictions on the use of pesticides could lead to further
contracting-out of seed production to Dutch or foreign companies located
outside The Netherlands. Most of the vegetable seed production in The
Netherlands, however, is conducted in greenhouses in which pests can be
well controlled with minimal amounts of pesticides. Seed production
conducted in the field, such as for pulses, is more dependent on
pesticides. During the past four seasons, Dutch acreage planted to
vegetable seeds increased from 795 hectares in 2000, to 1,012 hectares
in 2003. Yearly fluctuations in vegetable seed production are mainly due
to changes in the demand and stock.

***International Trade:*** The Netherlands is an important trader,
processor and packager of vegetable seeds. Vegetable seeds amount to
nearly 50 percent of the total import value and nearly 70 percent of the
total export value of the Dutch planting seeds trade. Important seeds
for the trade include, peppers, tomato, onion, cabbage and carrots. The
main destinations are Spain, Italy, Germany and France. The U.S. is the
largest exporter of vegetable seeds to The Netherlands just ahead of
France. The export value of U.S. vegetable seeds remained stable at
about Euro 30 million during the last three years.

## Flower and Tree Planting Seeds 

Dutch imports and exports of flower and tree seeds remained relatively
stable during the past four seasons. Dutch imports generally fluctuate
around Euro 50 million, Dutch exports around Euro 60 million. Main third
country sources of Dutch flower seed imports are Brazil and the U.S.

# Trade Matrices

  ------------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
  IMPORTS 2002/03                                        

                                        July/June        
                                        2002/03          

                                        Quantity         Value

  **GRASSES**                           x 1,000 MT       x 1,000 Euro

  Meadow fescue (120923110)                              

  Total                                 709              655

  E.U.                                  259              253

  Czech Rep.                            323              276

  Canada                                75               79

  U.S.A.                                0                0

                                                         

  Red Fescue (Creeping fescue)                           
  (120923150)                                            

  Total                                 4,507            2,452

  E.U.                                  3,694            1,648

  Czech.Rep.                            106              101

  U.S.A.                                405              734

  Canada                                37               1,160

                                                         

  Other fescue (120923800)                               

  Total                                 676              794

  E.U.                                  377              399

  Czech.Rep.                            24               20

  U.S.A.                                103              170

                                                         

  Blue Grass (common meadow grass)                       
  (120924000)                                            

  Total                                 2,821            6,232

  E.U.                                  1,251            2,201

  U.S.A.                                1,533            3,964

                                                         0

  Meadow Barley Grass                                    
  (120925100+120925900)                                  

  Total                                 12,087           9,894

  E.U.                                  8,304            6,483

  Hungary                               546              332

  Czech.Rep.                            825              497

  U.S.A.                                1,300            1,633

                                                         

  Timothy (120926000)                                    

  Total                                 1,972            1,943

  E.U.                                  307              286

  U.S.A.                                128              173

  Canada                                1,447            1,394

                                                         

  Other (raw meadow grass, cocksfoot)                    
  (120929100)                                            

  Total                                 3,026            2,128

  E.U.                                  650              573

  Turkey                                635              163

  Ukraine                               211              57

  U.S.A.                                222              787

  New Zealand                           25               98

  Australia                             746              188

                                                         

  **SUGARBEET SEED**                                     

  (120911000)                                            

  Total                                 19,915           4,430

  E.U.                                  19,913           4,421

  U.S.A.                                0                0

                                                         

  **FORAGES**                                            

  Alfalfa (120921000)                                    

  Total                                 303              601

  E.U.                                  41               99

  U.S.A.                                3                11

  Canada                                                 

                                                         

  Clover (120922100+120922800)                           

  Total                                 934              1,789

  E.U.                                  301              595

  U.S.A.                                29               103

  N.Zealand                             371              884

                                                         

  Lupineseed (120929500)                                 

  Total                                 38,399           6,983

  E.U.                                  8,220            1,503

  Poland                                24               3

  Australia                             30,155           5,477

                                                         

  Other forages (120929800)                              

  Total                                 1,605            1,842

  E.U.                                  1,101            907

  Poland                                57               66

  Hungary                               72               57

  U.S.A.                                169              541

  Canada                                53               103

  Australia                             0                1

  New Zealand                           84               108

                                                         

  **FLOWER SEEDS**                                       

  Plant seeds for flowers (120930000)                    

  Total                                 340              21,432

  E.U.                                  66               10,402

  Hungary                               16               264

  Tanzania                              58               94

  U.S.A.                                30               5,965

                                                         

  **VEGETABLE SEEDS**                                    

  (120991100-900)                                        

  Total                                 17,259           170,047

  E.U.                                  4,778            35,287

  China                                 1,387            5,765

  U.S.A.                                1,136            27,556

                                                         

  **TREE SEEDS**                                         

  (120999100)                                            

  Total                                 439              4,438

  E.U.                                  72               1,215

  U.S.A.                                50               858

  Brazil                                91               551

  Mexico                                57               440

                                                         

  **OTHER FLOWER SEEDS**                                 

  (120999910)                                            

  Total                                 252              24,744

  E.U.                                  16               67

  U.S.A.                                3                1,764

                                                         

  **OTHER SEEDS**                                        

  (120999990)                                            

  Total                                 1,012            11,300

  E.U,                                  549              2,927

  U.S.A.                                63               1,581

                                                         

  **VEGETABLE SEEDS-HYBRIDS**                            

  (071290110)                                            

  Total                                 539              4,528

  E.U.                                  4                31

  U.S.A.                                2,541            4,263

  Australia                             0                0

                                                         

  **LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES**                              

  \"Kekers\" (071320000)                                 

  Total                                 1,857            1,072

  E.U.                                  781              424

  Turkey                                853              510

  U.S.A.                                43               25

                                                         

  Bean (071332000)                                       

  Total                                 261              213

  E.U.                                  105              94

                                                         

  Others (071339000)                                     

  Total                                 2,916            2,126

  E.U.                                  240              392

  U.S.A.                                81               65

  Turkey                                43               43

  China                                 1,402            865

  Canada                                127              70

                                                         

  Broad bean (071350000)                                 

  Total                                 661              226

  E.U.                                  611              191

                                                         

  Beans Vigna Mungo (071331000)                          

  Total                                 7,774            5,225

  E.U.                                  61               156

  Tanzania                              0                0

  U.S.A.                                117              117

  China                                 6,691            4,190

  Australia                             0                0

                                                         

  Beans Phaseolus Vulgaris (071333100)                   

  Total                                 11,567           14,223

  E.U.                                  249              725

  Tanzania                              5,379            4,412

  U.S.A.                                3,850            6,114

  Chile                                 1,521            2,317

                                                         

  Peas (071310100)                                       

  Total                                 9,067            3,891

  E.U.                                  5,300            1,926

  U.S.A.                                934              717

  Hungary                               2,650            1,122

                                                         

  Lentils (071340000)                                    

  Total                                 14,695           5,340

  E.U.                                  8,456            2,384

  Turkey                                1,531            914

  U.S.A.                                439              215

  Canada                                3,873            1,707

                                                         

  **FIELD CROPS**                                        

  Soybeans Seeds (120100100)                             

  Total                                 46               27

  E.U.                                  42               18

                                                         

  Groundnuts Seeds (120120100)                           

  Total                                 0                0

                                                         

  Rape Seed (120500100)                                  

  Total                                 0                0

                                                         

  Flax Seed (120400100)                                  

  Total                                 546              392

  E.U.                                  546              392

                                                         

  Sunflower Seed (120600100)                             

  Total                                 1,077            1,058

  E.U.                                  10               78

  Turkey                                984              345

  U.S.A.                                0                25

                                                         

  Sesame Seed (120740100)                                

  Total                                 0                0

                                                         

  Palm Kernel Seed (120710100)                           

  Total                                 58               452

                                                         

  Mustardseed (120750100)                                

  Total                                 1,860            1,465

  E.U.                                  455              635

  Hungary                               299              163

                                                         

  Poppy Seed (120791100)                                 

  Total                                 0                0

                                                         

  Other (120799100)                                      

  Total                                 1,109            1,455

  E.U.                                  910              1,282

  Hungary                               102              61

  Czech.Rep                             92               61

                                                         

  Corn hybrids, seed (100510110)                         

  Total                                 124              297

  E.U.                                  124              297

                                                         

  Corn hybrids, seed (100510130)                         

  Total                                 8,270            19,481

  E.U.                                  5,316            14,901

  Hungary                               1,173            1,474

  U.S.A.                                23               251

  Canada                                1,437            2,432

                                                         

  Corn hybrids, seed (100510150)                         

  Total                                 14,565           30,484

  E.U.                                  8,201            20,666

  U.S.A.                                208              447

  Chile                                 2,467            4,369

                                                         

  Corn hybrids, seed (100510190)                         

  Total                                 16               183

  E.U.                                  11               88

                                                         

  Corn Seed (100510900)                                  

  Total                                 1,517            1,259

  E.U.                                  1,353            723

  Sth Africa                            5                32

  Chile                                 102              228

  U.S.A.                                32               186

                                                         

  Soft Wheat (100190910)                                 

  Total                                 27,260           3,378

  E.U.                                  27,259           3,334

                                                         

  Barley (100300100)                                     

  Total                                 7,220            1,244

  E.U.                                  7,218            1,242
  ------------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------

  ------------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
  EXPORTS 2002/03                                        

                                        July/June        
                                        2002/03          

                                        Quantity         Value

  **GRASSES**                           x 1,000 MT       x 1,000 Euro

  Meadow fescue (120923110)                              

  Total                                 556              772

  E.U.                                  364              464

                                                         

  Red Fescue (Creeping fescue)                           
  (120923150)                                            

  Total                                 5,138            6,649

  E.U.                                  4,402            5,636

                                                         

  Other fescue (120923800)                               

  Total                                 2,516            3,316

  E.U.                                  2,199            2,889

                                                         

  Blue grass (common meadow grass)                       
  (120924000)                                            

  Total                                 3,141            8,206

  E.U.                                  2,635            6,948

                                                         

  Meadow barley grass (120925100 + 900)                  

  Total                                 31,846           34,189

  E.U.                                  20,744           20,823

                                                         

  Timothy (120926000)                                    

  Total                                 808              1,160

  E.U.                                  735              1,070

                                                         

  Other (raw meadow grass, cocksfoot)                    
  (120929100)                                            

  Total                                 3,281            3,028

  E.U.                                  3,038            2,518

                                                         

  **SUGARBEET SEED**                                     

  (120911000)                                            

  Total                                 7                202

  E.U.                                  4                197

                                                         

  **FORAGES**                                            

  Alfalfa (120921000)                                    

  Total                                 985              875

  E.U.                                  812              449

                                                         

  Clover (120922100 + 800)                               

  Total                                 967              2,863

  E.U.                                  839              2,528

                                                         

  Lupine Seed (120929500)                                

  Total                                 9,168            930

  E.U.                                  4,748            866

                                                         

  Other forages (120929800)                              

  Total                                 21,076           37,346

  E.U.                                  15,148           27,563

                                                         

  **FLOWER SEEDS**                                       

  Plant seeds for flowers (120930000)                    

  Total                                 776              56,259

  E.U.                                  230              29,591

                                                         

  **VEGETABLE SEEDS**                                    

  (120991100-900)                                        

  Total                                 13,576           650,340

  E.U.                                  7,970            404,638

                                                         

  **TREE SEEDS**                                         

  (120999100)                                            

  Total                                 821              1,487

  E.U.                                  37               176

                                                         

  **OTHER FLOWER SEEDS**                                 

  (120999910)                                            

  Total                                 95               6,043

  E.U.                                  54               874

                                                         

  **OTHER**                                              

  (120999990)                                            

  Total                                 1,979            29,556

  E.U,                                  984              13,086

                                                         

  **VEGETABLE SEEDS-HYBRIDS**                            

  (071290110)                                            

  Total                                 643              7,720

  E.U.                                  130              1,704

  US                                    0                0

                                                         

  **LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES**                              

  \"Kekers\" (071320000)                                 

  Total                                 417              350

  E.U.                                  368              304

                                                         

  Bean (071332000)                                       

  Total                                 205              190

  E.U.                                  196              179

                                                         

  Others (071339000)                                     

  Total                                 1,708            2,170

  E.U.                                  1,219            1,836

  USA                                   0                0

                                                         

  Broad Bean (071350000)                                 

  Total                                 1,077            2,274

  E.U.                                  1,005            2,189

                                                         

  Beans Vigna Mungo (071331000)                          

  Total                                 336              342

  E.U.                                  140              153

                                                         

  Beans Phaseolus Vulgaris (071333100)                   

  Total                                 11,851           29,730

  E.U.                                  8,384            30,008

                                                         

  Peas (071310100)                                       

  Total                                 6,596            8,067

  E.U.                                  5,064            6,605

                                                         

  Lentils (071340000)                                    

  Total                                 4,474            3,104

  E.U.                                  3,679            2,546

                                                         

                                                         

  **FIELD CROPS**                                        

  Soybeans Seeds (120100100)                             

  Total                                 2                1

  E.U.                                  0                0

                                                         

  Groundnuts Seeds (120120100)                           

  Total                                 19               9

  E.U.                                  6                0

                                                         

  Rape Seed (120500100)                                  

  Total                                 0                0

                                                         

  Flax Seed (120400100)                                  

  Total                                 3,363            4,996

  E.U.                                  3,069            4,624

                                                         

  Sunflower Seed (120600100)                             

  Total                                 456              1,574

  E.U.                                  238              1,000

                                                         

  Sesame Seed (120740100)                                

  Total                                 0                0

                                                         

  Palm Kernel Seed (120710100)                           

  Total                                 36               119

                                                         

  Mustardseed (120750100)                                

  Total                                 1,318            1,877

  E.U.                                  1,286            1,836

                                                         

  Poppy Seed (120791100)                                 

  Total                                 1,210            6

  E.U.                                  1,210            6

                                                         

  Other (120799100)                                      

  Total                                 112              174

  E.U.                                  66               161

                                                         

  Corn Hybrids, Seed (100510110)                         

  Total                                 1                13

  E.U.                                  0                0

                                                         

  Corn Hybrids, Seed (100510130)                         

  Total                                 5,960            16,257

  E.U.                                  5,960            16,257

                                                         

  Corn Hybrids, Seed (100510150)                         

  Total                                 14,617           32,846

  E.U.                                  14,150           32,694

                                                         

  Corn Hybrids, Seed (100510190)                         

  Total                                 935              1,853

  E.U.                                  1                34

                                                         

  Corn Seed (100510900)                                  

  Total                                 1,489            2,355

  E.U.                                  1,465            2,244

                                                         

  Soft Wheat (100190910)                                 

  Total                                 11,218           1,797

  E.U.                                  11,186           1,779

                                                         

  Barley (100300100)                                     

  Total                                 982              342

  E.U.                                  958              332
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