Holland had in 2018 907000 hectare pastures. This was two percent less than in 2017. The total dry matter yield of grass was in 2018 17 percent less than in 2017. In 2018 the dry matter yield was 5362 million kilogram. Average mowing index was 275 percent. Of the mowed grass 87 percent was used for silage, five percent for hay, four percent for feeding direct to cattle and four percent for other purposes. (Source: Dutch national statistical office CBS.)