It is a lot busier on the carrot market, which has mainly to do with Easter. In particular, the good quality carrots sell well. Still, some uncertainty is creeping into the market, because what will the market do after Easter?
Due to the brisk trade around Easter, the price for carrots increases slightly. The average price for good quality B-carrot is therefore €31 per 100 kilos. This means that the DCA quotation for Peen increases by €2 per 100 kilos, compared to last week. Schaaltjespeen records the same increase and therefore also amounts to €31 per 100 kilos.
The price for C-carrot increases slightly less rapidly and amounts to €30,50 per 100 kilos (+€0,50). The trade in C-peen is quiet, but is expected to pick up in May/June. It must be said that the price range is very wide.
New direction after Easter
Because there is currently little large carrot available, it is expected that the price for larger carrots will exceed the price for tray carrots in the short term. The price increase is mainly due to the extra demand due to Easter. Yet the key question is what the market will do after Easter; normally a new direction is then determined.
Last year the price rose after Easter. This year the weather was bad in southern Spain, where many early carrots come from. However, this year the quality of the carrots from Spain seems to be better, although there are now also reports of precipitation from the country. Although the supply seems to come from Spain, the demand continues to come mainly from Belgium and Germany.