The Netherlands Consulate General in Chicago has selected Minneapolis as part of their City Summer series, promoting the Midwest as an alternative landing spot for Dutch companies to enter the US market.

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The Netherlands is one of Minnesota’s top 10 export markets. Select the Netherlands on the link below to see the top Minnesota exports to the Netherlands and their value in the first quarter of this year.

https://mn.gov/deed/data/export-stats/

Exports Up 5 Percent in First Quarter – and the Netherlands is a Top 10 Trading Partner

Minnesota companies exported $4.8 billion worth of ag, mining and manufactured products in the first quarter of 2017, a 5 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.

The increase was the first quarterly growth for state exports since the fourth quarter of 2014. U.S. exports were up 7 percent in the first quarter.

State exports to Asia grew 9 percent to $1.6 billion, while exports to North America were up 2 percent, also reaching $1.6 billion. Exports to the European Union and to Central and South America were flat.

Canada was the largest national market, with sales of $953 million (down 4 percent).

Other countries in the top 10 were Mexico ($617 million, up 11 percent), China ($559 million, up 13 percent), Japan ($291 million, up 15 percent), South Korea ($225 million, up 37 percent), Germany ($192 million, up 6 percent), Belgium ($176 million, down 19 percent), the United Kingdom ($136 million, up 2 percent), Singapore ($131 million, down 9 percent) and the Netherlands ($124 million, up 37 percent).

For the complete 2017 first quarter export, go to DEED export and trade statistics.