NOFOTA stands for Netherlands Oils, Fats and Oilseeds Trade Association, being the Dutch umbrella-organisation of companies concerned with the production, consumption and trade of vegetable and animal oils and fats, oilseeds and their derivatives.

NOFOTA is founded in 1918, established as the Nederlandsche Bond voor den Handel in Vetten, Oliën en Oliezaden, has approximately 150 members. A-members (kindred organisations), B-members (producers, consumers, traders and brokers) and C-members (organisations concerned with the production and trade such as storage companies, laboratories, banks etc.).

It draws up standard contracts, which are of international usage. The latest version of the NOFOTA Trading Rules can be downloaded here (version 1 January 2023). Moreover it provides a mechanism for the settlement of disputes by its arbitration institute.

Events

Mar
30

March 30, 2023

MVO General Assembly

Depot Museum Boymans, Rotterdam

13
APR

April 13, 2023

NOFOTA AGM & Annual Dinner

Laurenskerk, Rotterdam

Jun
1

June 1, 2023

FEDIOL General Assembly

Brussels

Jun
7

June 7, 2023

EFPRA Annual Congress

Napels, IT

16
JUN

June 16, 2023

Annual Golf Tournament

Golf & Countryclub Liemeer

22
JUN

June 22, 2023

Comite and NOFOTA Midsummer Trade Event

Euromast, Rotterdam

Nov
9

November 9, 2023

FOSFA AGM and Annual Dinner

Hilton, Geneva

26
Sep

September 26, 2023

Seminar NOFOTA Trading Rules

VNAB building, Boompjes, Rotterdam

updates

New date NOFOTA seminar on Trading Rules

The seminar will be now held on Tuesday 26 September 2023 at the VNAB Building in Rotterdam.

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NOFOTA Annual Dinner fully booked!

The maximum of 800 tickets have been sold. Members who wish to order (extra) tickets are asked to send an e-mail to the secretariat.

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Golf Tournament this year on 16 June at Golf Club Liemeer.

More information together with registration will follow next month.

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New Trading Rules published and in force on 1 January 2023

The Trading Rules have been updated and in force from 1 January 2023. You can donwload them from the home page as well as from the “Publications” tab.

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Non-Business Days 2023

The non-business days in 2023 are now published on the website under the tab “about us”. Those in 2022 are also still available.

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