It just won't go smoothly on the carrot market. The regular customers will continue to do something, but not much else is released. The war in Ukraine and the unrest it causes in other Eastern European countries does not help.
An excessively wide supply of carrots has been hindering the trade all season. There has been no change this week either. In fact, the demand for carrots seems likely to become even smaller. Buyers are especially careful in countries such as Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, which border Ukraine. Partly because the transit market to Ukraine, Russia and Belarus is disappearing for them, but also in anticipation of how the conflict will develop further.
There remains a compelling supply of carrots on the Dutch market that are declining in quality. If the carrot is on the edge, with a bit of luck you can still find a destination. The really inferior parts have little or no wear. "We have always managed to remove the carrots and will succeed again this year, but you just shouldn't ask how," is a comment made by several rinsers.
little trade
There is currently very little free carrot being traded. Some of the rinsers have their own stock and try to get rid of it first, especially if there is a stain or thing on it. Washers who have little or no work inventory hardly go to the farm because few orders come in. It is therefore difficult to provide a good reflection of the market. The DCA Quotation remains the same as last week at €6 to €12 per 100 kilos for B-carrot and €6 to €10 for C-carrot. However, a grower who now has good carrots in the refrigerator hardly makes an offer at €6, while most rinsers walk away when €12 is asked.