Prices for B carrot and C carrot have held up reasonably well this week as a result of the meager supply. However, although the warmest period for now is over, yields are not expected to increase significantly in the short term. On the positive side, demand from abroad continues to increase this week.
The plots with early sown carrots still yield very little to few kilos. Where previously 60 to 75 tons were taken from the land during this period, now it is only about 40 to 55 tons. But there are also stories of plots that do not exceed a yield of 20 to 30 tons. By the way, no problems are reported with regard to the quality of the carrot, which is simply good.
Trade is slowly increasing
The foreign trade in carrots started last week started slowly and that trend continues cautiously this week. The demand from Africa (and specifically from Senegal) is increasing further and more and more carrot traders are now daring to respond to this. This heat last week made traders cautious, but now that the warmest period is over, there is more room for trading.
Domestic demand is also described as reasonable to good. Now that the holiday period is slowly coming to an end - the north of the country is now celebrating the last days off - traders hope that domestic demand will increase further in the coming weeks.
DCA listing Peen
Due to the meager supply, Peen's DCA listing remains reasonably stable compared to last week. The quotation for B-carrot this week remains at an average of €32 per 100 kilos, with a range of €30 to €34. C-carrot seems to be less popular and is currently mainly dependent on the domestic trade. The price therefore drops slightly further: -€0,50 to an average of €28 per 100 kilos (with a range of €24 to €32).