The carrot market is characterized by a wait-and-see mood. The uncertainties regarding the coronavirus and the difficult sales to overseas destinations are to blame for this. What does this do to the DCA Peen listing?
There is still a sluggish mood in trade and sales. Few volumes are brought onto the market and the market is adopting a wait-and-see attitude due to the corona crisis. In addition, sales to overseas destinations (mainly Africa) are still not running smoothly. Although most traders recent weeks We still had hope that this would change soon, that ambition has now been tempered somewhat.
Belgium is currently the most important market for Dutch carrots. Due to the weather conditions, it is not possible to harvest there at the moment, so that the Belgians make purchases on our market. However, the expectation from traders is that demand from Belgium will decline rapidly as soon as grubbing-up can be resumed.
Listing down again
As a result of the sluggish mood, the DCA quotation Peen takes another step down. The price of B carrots is an average of €12,50 per 100 kilos (-€2), with a price range of €11 to €14. However, it should be noted that the carrot that is sold for €11 per 100 kilos is of very low quality. The quotation for C-carrot this week amounts to an average of €12 per 100 kilos (-€2), with a price range of €10 to €14.