Danish Agriculture & Food Council Landbrug & Fødevarer
Danish Agriculture & Food Council Represents the Danish food and farming industry: Farmers Food processors and the agricultural supply industry Agribusiness Our key activities include: representing our members political interests gaining market access and export promotion providing advisory services supporting knowledge and innovation
Our roles Political advocacy Global market access and promotion Advice for farmers and industry members Knowledge and innovation
Our members include
Organisation JOINT BOARD PRIMARY SECTOR BOARD COMPANY BOARD CHAIMAN- SHIP CEO Karen Hækkerup Deputy CEO Anne Lawaetz Arhnung CRM & Organisation CFO Lars Daugaard Corporate Finance & Business Analysis Executive Director Vakant Business & Market Executive Director Flemming Nør- Pedersen Politics Executive Director Mousing Knowledge Pig Research Centre
DAFC Group DAFC JOINT BOARD PRIMARY SECTOR BOARD COMPANY BOARD BOARD BOARD AGRICULTURAL MEDIA KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE (LP) Dairy and Cattle Farming Horses Poultry Crop Production Organic Farming Business Finance & Management IT Internal Support Business Development Subsidiaries and Activities DANISH AGRICULTURE & FOOD COUNCIL Politics Business & Market Knowledge CRM & Organisation Corporate Finance & Business Analysis Pig Research Centre
Organisation CRM & ORGANISATION Deputy CEO Anne Lawaetz Arhnung CEO Karen Hækkerup CORPORATE FINANCE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Director Lars Daugaard Corporate HR BUSINESS & MARKET Director Susie Stærk Ekstrand POLITICS Director Flemming Nør-Pedersen KNOWLEDGE Director Jan Mousing Management Support CRM & Corporate Communication Agricultural Media Trade, Market & Nutrition Food & Veterinary Affairs Industries, Market Research and Project Development Brussels Office Environment & Energy Food, Veterinary & Organic Policy Business Policy Public Affairs Knowledge Centre for Agriculture Dairy & Cattle Farming Horses Poultry Crop Production Organic Farming Business Finance & Management Business Development Corporate IT Internal Support Subsidiaries and Activities Business Analysis & Statistics Research Policy Danish Pig Research Centre Management & Communication Genetic Research & Development Nutrition & Reproduction Production Systems & Environmental Technology Veterinary Matters Advisory-related Activities
Locations Knowledge Centre for Agriculture Koldkærgård AgroTech KolleKolle Kjellerup Media Vejen Danish Agriculture & Food Council Abroad: Brussels, UK, Japan and China
Facts on agriculture and the food industry in Denmark
Production base 2.64 million hectares = 60% of total land area 30,000 farmers 39,930 farms 66 hectares per farm on average
Agricultural production, 2013 9.1 million tons of grain 5.1 million tons of milk 139,000 tons of beef 1.9 million tons of pig meat 15,6 million mink furs 177,000 tons of poultry
Farms and cooperatives - structural development 1903 1939 1964 1992 2009 2015 Total farms 260,000 210,000 175,000 75,000 47,384 31,622 Co-operative dairies 1,046 1,399 904 23 11 12 Total members 148,000 189,900 135,600 17,789 4,126 3,424 Co-operative slaughterhouses 27 61 62 5 2 2 Total members 65,824 194,065 133,088 36,020 11,100 3,259 Grain processing associations 1,505 1,605 83 8 8 Total members 30,000 95,306 107,100 47,000 48,000 20,000
More with less 140 Index, 1990=100 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Production Nitrogen surplus Phosphorus surplus Ammonia loss Greenhouse gasses
More with less From 1990 to 2012: Production volume increased by 16% Nitrogen surplus decreased by 45% Phosphorus surplus decreased by 84% Ammonia loss decreased by 41% Greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 23% (DCE and Denmark's Statistics)
The Danish Food Cluster 2013 The largest cluster employs 183,000 people in agriculture and related industries Annual exports total 20,7 billion euros Two-thirds of production is exported The food cluster's exports account for 25% of total export of goods from Denmark.
Employement 2012 183,000 people employed in the Danish food cluster: 58,600 58,900 Supply and Service Companies 32% Processing etc. 32% 65,500 Primary Production 35%
Employment and production An average farm with: crop production provides employment for 4.5 persons dairy cows provides employment for 6 persons and meets the milk needs of 10,000 Danes pigs provides employment for 8 persons and produces 13,500 kg of pig meat per year
The Danish food cluster's share of total employment < 5% 5-10% > 10%
Export of agricultural and agro-industrial products
25% of Denmark s export of goods Total exports : EUR 83 billion in 2013 Food: 14.4 billion euros /17 % Bio-based products: 4.9 billion euros / 6% Agro-technologi: 1.6 billion euros / 2% Other goods: 62.2 billion euros / 75%
Food Cluster Exports 2013 Products, EUR millions 6.385 4.283 Pork Fish and shelfish Dairy Beverages Poultry Beef and veal 2.189 Fur skin Enzymes 562 667 934 2.638 Machinery - farming etc. Other goods Machinery - foodprocessing industy 1.750 383 414 722
Export, in Euros 25 Billion euro 20 15 10 5-1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Food products Bio-based products Agroindustrial products
Food Cluster Exports 2013 Countries, EUR million 4.412 3.828 Germany China (incl. Hong Kong) Sweden UK 386 447 587 627 679 736 772 781 1.656 2.005 2.370 Norway Italy Netherlands France Finland Other Countries Poland Russia Japan USA Spain 788 855
Export of food 2013 EUR million Pig meat 4,283 Fish and shellfish 2,638 Dairy products 2,189 Beverage 722 Biscuits, bread and bakery products 581 Grain 524 Sugar and confectionary 444 Beef 414 Poultry 383 Oils and fats 273 Fruits and nuts 268 Vegetables 210 Cofee and spices 47 Eggs 51 Compound foods 1,1 Other foods 161 Edible by-products 45 Total 14,390
Export of biobased products 2012 EUR million Fur 1,750 Enzymes 934 Feed 790 Plants 331 Seed 364 Wood 233 Plant products not edible 210 Hides 112 By-products 81 Oils and fats non edible 74 Breeding animals 40 Other 40 Total 4,987
Export af agrotechnologi 2012 EUR million Machinery - farming 668 Machinery - food sector 562 Pesticides 189 Fertilizer 78 Packaging materials 55 Total 1.551
Global markets Food Cluster (2013) EUR billions EUROPE 13.9 AMERICAS 1.2 ASIA 5.0 AFRICA 0.3 OCEANIA 0.3