Dutch minister of Agriculture Gerda Verburg visits VanDrie Group during Anuga in Cologne

On Saturday 13 October, Dutch Agriculture Minister Gerda Verburg was present for the opening of the Anuga trade fair in Cologne and paid a visit to the VanDrie Group stand.

Henny Swinkels asked for support from the Dutch government in opening up export markets for veal outside Europe.

This week, Minister Verburg is visiting China and will raise the veal issue with her Chinese opposite number.

Interest in Dutch veal is on the increase in China, especially with the prospect of the 2008 Olympic Games just around the corner.

The Minister will cite the case of the reopening of the market for Dutch veal in Saudi Arabia, after the BSE crisis in 1996.