The mood in the carrot market remains stable. It is pushing and pulling on the to get trade loose. There is plenty of supply, but the demand to sell that carrot is insufficient. This problem is not only an issue in the Netherlands, but in almost all of Europe. Will that change?
The vast majority of the storage carrots have now been cleared, but it is estimated that there are still a few hundred hectares of carrots left in the country. This partly concerns plots that no longer fit in the cooling system, but there are also plots for which the intention was actually to sell earlier in the ex-farm season. Finding a buyer for that carrot is not easy. 'You can always give away' seems to be the prevailing thought among some growers and if the weather cooperates a bit, you can still harvest carrots in December. They are taking the gamble that demand will pick up slightly in the coming weeks.
Wishful thinking
The wish is the father of the thought, but it did not come completely out of the blue. If the real winter cold sets in soon, for example in countries such as Poland, Hungary or the Czech Republic - which is not yet forecast for the coming week - demand from Eastern Europe could pick up. Although it is certainly not said that this will happen, with a bit of luck it could provide some relief to the market towards the end of the field season.
The DCA Quotation for B-carrot this week amounts to an average of €5,50 per 100 kilos, which is the same as last week. It should be noted that there is not much trading and that by far the majority of trading is done at €4 to €5. The DCA Quotation for C-carrot has also remained the same as last week at €4,50 per 100 kilos. The price range runs from €4 to €5 per 100 kilos.