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Based on the greenhouses I could identify on google maps spain's part seems much larger.

Netherlands - https://www.google.com/maps/@52.021357,4.5405597,46292m/data...

Spain - https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7995257,-2.4654344,60237m/da...

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That's not how it works. There are numbers and the Netherlands exports as twice as Spain. Probably because they have a smaller population, so they consume much less internally. Also it rains a LOT in the Netherlands while Spain is mostly Mediterranean. There is a reason why North Africa didn't have a big population until very recently.

I am not sure about fresh food, but The Netherlands is world's second largest agricultural exporter (and no, it's not only flowers):

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/holland-...

Also, it's not only about size, also efficiency. Scroll down the article and look at the insane yields per square mile for tomatoes, chilies + green peppers, and cucumbers. No other country comes even close.

That's import+export for you. It's not all local produce.

The Netherlands are the biggest re-exporter of fruits and vegs. In terms of both quantity and value, they are behind Spain:

https://www.freshplaza.com/article/2135083/netherlands-world...

> The Netherlands is the biggest exporter of fresh vegetables though, both looking at quantity and value

Not sure if blind test can determine whether you are eating Netherlands' tomato or styrofoam.

The only good tomatoes from these parts of the world I have tasted were cherry ones. Not sure whether it is cultivar, climate, agricultural practice or terroir. But they taste nothing like real tomatoes.

I think most people never tasted a real tomato...

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