Holland Introduction to

International Agrologistics
Distribution
Council Sjaak de Klein

16 juni 2022
Introduction
NDL / HIDC
About NDL/HIDC

Holland International Distribution

Council (NDL/HIDC)
Private non profit organization
representing 300 members. Founded by
the Dutch logistics industry in 1987.

Mission
To promote the Netherlands abroad
as the "Gateway to Europe" with
the objective to attract economic
activities for the logistics sector.

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Our services

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One-stop-shop for Dutch logistical expertise

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Results HIDC 2021

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European hub for
Agri Food
Agri Food Segments

Agro commodities Segments

• Grains & oilseeds • Beverages
• Cocoa • Consumer food
• Coffee • Any processed foods
• Soy • Dairy
• Oils • Fresh produce
• Sugar
• Fruit
• Feed
• Vegetables
• Flowers & horticulture
• Meat and seafood
• Beef
• Pork
• Poultry
• Seafood
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The Dutch Agri Food Sector
• Makes up more than 10% of GDP, more than 20% of industrial export

• Total production value: €73 billion

• 4,150 companies overall provide 660,000 direct and indirect jobs

• 1 out of every 6 employees works in the food industry

• World leader in agri food innovation and sustainability (precision

farming/agtech).

• 2nd highest private R&D investment in Europe

• 15 of the world's largest agri food companies have major production or R&D
sites in Holland

Source: NFIA 2019 9

Logistics hub for Agri Food:
key reasons

1. Highest share in Agri and Food import and export

flows
2. Central location within the European consumer
market
3. Excellent connectivity to Europe and all continents
4. Highest concentration of cold storage in Europe
5. World class fiscal and business environment
6. Value added logistics for Agri and Food
7. Highest quality and competitive costs

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European hub for Agri Food – Import
Extra-EU import value and volume 2018
(billion Euro and million tonnes)
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NETHERLANDS GERMANY UNITED KINGDOM SPAIN ITALY FRANCE BELGIUM

Total extra-EU import value 2018 Billion Euro Total extra-EU import volume 2018 Million tonnes

• The Netherlands is the main importer of Agri and Food products from outside of Europe

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Source: Comext 2019
European hub for Agri Food: Export
The Netherlands is the 2nd largest exporter of Agri
Food products in the world, after the United Stated,
valued at 100 bn Euros

The Netherlands exports most agri food products to

the E.U. (~70 %) Main export products to the E.U. are:
• Cut flowers/plants (7.6 bn Euros)
• Meat (7.3 bn Euros)
• Dairy (6.5 bn Euros)
• Fruit (6.5 bn Euros)
• Vegetables (5.6 bn Euros)

The Netherlands plays a central role in imports and

re-exports of key agri commodities, such as; cocoa,
palm oil, coffee, soy, fruits.

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Source: CBS.nl
Cold storage concentration

Netherlands 0.96

Great Britain 0.44

France 0.28

Germany 0.27

Belgium 0.25

Spain 0.2

Italy 0.09 Capacity of refrigerated warehouses in m3 per resident

0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00

• Within Europe, the Netherlands has the highest concentration of cold storage

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Source: IARW, 2018
 European hub for Agri Food: number 1

• as most connected country (DHL Global Connectedness Index, 2019)

• on efficiency of seaport services in EU (WEF, Global Competitiveness Report, 2019)
• on liner shipping connectivity in EU (WEF, Global Competitiveness Report, 2019)
• on efficiency of air transport services in EU (WEF, Global Competitiveness Report, 2019)
number •
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on efficiency of train services in EU (WEF, Global Competitiveness Report, 2019)
on quality of roads in EU (WEF, Global Competitiveness Report, 2019)
• on quality of air transportation (IMD World Competitiveness Online, 2019)

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Food and Agri - Who’s here?

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Source: NFIA
Agrologistics
What is Agrologistics ?
It includes all Post Harvest activities that bring a product to market in the best quality and safety
conditions, at the right time and at the lowest possible cost

Specifics:
• Unique characteristics
• Subject to quality deterioration (especially in the case of fresh / perishable products)
• Non-homogeneous product, due to natural variation
• Complex supply chain: many SMEs
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Source: RLI begrippenlijst Nederlandse logistiek 2040; De Nederlandse agrarische sector in internationaal verband – editie 2021
Agrologistic ecosystem: synergies
- Long history of local production and value-
- Central location
added activities
- Excellent connectivity
- Presence of the manufacturing sector (agro-
- Excellent in- & outbound infrastructure
food production, technology)
- Pro-business attitude of customs & phytosanitary
- Important trading position
services

(Agri Food)
Agrocomplex Logistics
- Value added logistics for Agri & Food
- Geographical clustering of agro related
- High quality & competitive costs driven by
stakeholders (e.g., Greenports)
efficiency
- Agro related innovation on technologies,
services & products
Agrologistics - High concentration of facilities (cold storage,
ripening, packing, ...)
- Mindset; the entire chain permeated by the
- Entrepreneurial strength at SMEs with an
agro-product
international perspective, including start-ups

Dutch diamond
- Culture of collaboration (within & between sectors / national & international / PPP)
- Presence of knowledge and innovation in the field of production, technology and
logistics (transport, preservation, and conditioning) and
- High level of Dutch agro and logistics education that also affects the business
world (e.g., via Top Sectors)
- Fiscal and business environment / Ease of doing business
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Agrologistics generate >4.5 billion euros annually

USD 717 billion

and supported
127 million jobs
across four
Southeast Asian
economies in
2019.
Source: Oxford Studies / Food
Industry Asia

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Employment in agrologistics >45,000 workers

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Storage, Grading, Packing

• Value adding actvities

• Fumigation
• Ripening
• Sorting
• Pre-cooling
• Shock freezing
• Testing / sampling Leaders in controlled atmosphere storage
• Packing, re-packing and sealing
• Labelling and coding
• Assembling displays
• Returns handling

Sorting, grading and packing lines

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Quality Control (Certification)

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IT & Data solutions (IoT)

• Food Traceability Management (Blockchain Technology)

• Sustainability &
profitiblity

https://smartport.nl/en/project/iot4agri-internet-of-things-and-agrologistics/

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Agri Food research in The Netherlands

85+ Years of Postharvest Research

https://www.foodvalley.nl/
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Source: NFIA 2019
International funding opportunities & reports

https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/
sg/Documents/consumer-business/sg-cb-future-of-
Arch cold solutions food-report.pdf
East Africa Fund - US$83 million Cold Chain development in Rwanda, Guatemala,
Argentina, Mali and Kenya - US$350 million

Program on temperature
controlled logistics
for private sector investment https://www.theasiafoodchallenge.com/

Developing private sector led cold chain

opportunities in Africa/Asia
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Other Export
Solutions HIDC
Export solutions

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Cities

Increasing the sustainability of transport and deliveries

in inner cities

Liveable cities
• Business and operating models for city hubs
• Partnership forms
• E-commerce logistics for B2B

Energy transition in inner cities

• Basic data on transport movements
• Micrologistics
• Accelerating investment decisions on electrification
• Carbon footprinting

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Supply chains

Managing supply chains

• Digitization and connectivity
• Transparent and robust chains

Establishing sustainable supply chains

• Monitoring and framework for action at company level
• Sustainable chain design and chain thinking

Designing the supply chains of the future

• Logistics in a circular economy
• Smart, self-organizing logistics
• Carbon Added Accounting

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Multimodal corridors

Sustainable business
• Promoting modal shift
• Forms of finance for new technology
• Joint Corridors Off-Road program
• Carbon footprinting
• Competitive position of rail and inland waterways

Update inland navigation system

• New inland navigation concepts
• Role of scheduled services
• Explore possibilities of ‘Lego boxes’
• Predictability regarding variability of water levels

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Construction and mobile equipment
Emissions footprint, modelling and reduction
• Emissions footprint-model
• Impact scenarios for urban logistics and renovation projects
• Electrifying the construction chain
• Construction site energy logistics

Digitization and chain management

• Chain management for effective construction logistics
• Data integration and analysis for construction logistics planning
• Federated data exchange of BDI and industry data
• Integration of circular construction and new construction concepts

Application and scaling up

• Rolling out construction hub scale-up
• Transition program towards use of low-emission construction equipment
• Providing access to knowledge and applying construction logistics

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Logistics
Library

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For more information

Sjaak de Klein
Sr. Manager Supply Chain Solutions, ASPAC
Email: s.deklein@hidc.nl
Mobile: +66 892045930
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjaak-de-
klein-920345128/

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