It is not yet a storm on the carrot market. The picture in trading remains largely in line with the previous weeks. There is more information about carrots, but the demand is not really increasing. Despite the fact that there is little trade, the price of carrots is rising this week.
The expected frost period in the Netherlands and other countries, including Germany, does not yet significantly increase the demand for carrots. At the moment, German buyers are buying some extra Dutch carrots. They pay for good carrots in the right size up to €25 per 100 kilos.
Transport Eastern Europe hampered by frost
The expected frost will make it more difficult to transport carrots to Eastern Europe. Where sand yachts can normally be used, customers are now asking for reefers to prevent the carrot from freezing en route.
The lockdown, which has closed the catering industry in most European countries, seems to be a major bummer. There is no demand for carrots from that sector in Poland, for example, and retail sales do not fully compensate for this.
Large volumes are still not being traded. The price of B-peen this week is on average €20 per hundred kilos. That is €2,50 more than last week. The bottom in particular has made a significant step up and is on average €19 per hundred kilos. C-peen has fallen slightly in price this week at an average cost of €14 per hundred kilos, but there is still very little trade.