The carrot trade is extremely quiet for the time of year. There is usually more demand in the run-up to Christmas, but that is minimal this year. There is hardly any trade in good quality carrots.
The growers who have good carrots in their hands are waiting. They now sell their product for the current price. Now that the test rinses are starting, it also appears that there is a lot of carrot of lower quality. That carrot is sometimes forced onto the market. Ring rot and feeding in particular cause many problems.
Whether the carrot was harvested before or after the wet period also makes a difference. The carrot from before that period is often of excellent quality. It is therefore not the case that half of them are of poor quality. Carrots are still being harvested now. Frost could still provide a mood, but this would have to come in 2 weeks. After that, most of the carrots will have arrived.
Too little demand
What the carrot market needs is demand. However, this is currently lacking. Overseas exports are also clearly declining. Moreover, dumping prices do not change demand. As a result, the DCA quotation for carrot remains more or less stable at around €8,50 per 100 kilos for B carrot. For C-carrot, €10 per 100 kilos remains on the plate.