There is a large supply of carrots and there is little free trade. This is because trading continues to run mainly on contract peen. In addition, a lot of carrots go to overseas destinations, instead of to Europe.
According to Spoelers, last year's high price is currently hampering sales. The countries that bought a lot last year have ensured that more of their own carrots have been planted this year. Yet the demand from Belgium, for example, is not very bad. The larger supply from the Netherlands is more of a problem.
The reports about the yield in the Netherlands contradict each other. On the one hand, the yields of the early carrots are clearly better. More rain has also fallen and irrigation has started earlier. However, the status of the main harvest would not be great and there is a lot of tare in the carrots.
Price pressure
The price has dropped slightly. For B-carrot the quotation is €10 to €13 per 100 kilos, a decrease of €0,50 compared to last week. The price for C-peen is the same. However, there are fears that there will be more pressure on the price of C carrots, as a result of the fact that many B carrots are left in the field for too long. Carrots for the cold store (harvested in October/November) are currently trading at €9 to €10.