Linda van Eekeres | Copy Editor / Market Reporter Food & Packaging at DCA Market Intelligence

Linda van Eekeres is the final editor at DCA Market Intelligence. She safeguards clarity and accuracy across research and market reports, turning complex topics into concise takeaways for professionals in the agri-food value chain.

In addition to her editorial work, Linda writes articles herself, with a focus on macroeconomic developments, market dynamics and the influence of politics on the agricultural and food sectors.

Her work provides producers, traders, and policymakers with clear insights into shifting market dynamics, helping them anticipate risks and seize opportunities in an ever-changing environment.

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FrieslandCampina aims for more capacity in Lutjewinkel

FrieslandCampina currently has no plans to increase production at its cheese plant in Lutjewinkel, but it does want to secure the capacity to process more milk in the future and therefore produce more cheese if needed.

Analysis|Published: Nov 26, 2025

Gas price falls below €30, lowest in 18 months

The gas price is the lowest in over a year and a half and for the first time since then is below €30 per MWh. The likelihood that the low filling level of the Dutch gas stocks will become a problem is unlikely given the good availability of gas and the mild winter months that seem to be approaching.

Analysis|Published: Nov 7, 2025

Less air cargo handled in the Netherlands

The amount of air cargo handled in the Netherlands so far this year is lower than last year, according to new CBS figures. Worldwide, the growth of air freight volume did increase in October according to data from Xeneta. However, there is a delay in the growth. As for sea container transport, spot rates are rising this week for the fourth consecutive week.

Analysis|Published: Oct 31, 2025

No additional port fees in the US for Chinese ships

Important for global trade: President of the United States Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have put the trade war on hold in South Korea. One of the agreements is to temporarily refrain from imposing additional port fees on Chinese shipping companies and ships built in China in the US. Countermeasures from China for American ships are also off the table (for now).

Analysis|Published: Oct 24, 2025

Increase in container rates continues, but will it last?

For the second week in a row, container spot rates are rising again after seventeen consecutive weekly declines. This week, container transport has become 3% more expensive. President Trump can celebrate a small triumph; the IMO has chosen to back down after threats and has postponed the decision on environmental measures for shipping by a year.

Analysis|Published: Oct 17, 2025

US threatens countries that want green shipping

The American president is applying pressure on the rest of the world in his well-known manner not to agree to the sustainability plans for shipping from the maritime UN organization IMO. The strike by the stevedores in the Rotterdam port will not be resumed, and the port is 'now going to work hard in its Rotterdam way to clear the backlog as quickly as possible.' Container prices are rising again for the first time in four months.