The carrot market is difficult to gauge at the moment. The flushers, who rely mainly on exports, have it easy. Growers are now firmly in the saddle and prices are not falling. That means there is little trade.
Belgian and German washers occasionally do quite a bit of business on the Dutch market. According to insiders, this does not involve very large quantities, but it brings some excitement to an otherwise tame market. Several flushers report that there is very little that can be done for exports to Eastern Europe. The Dutch carrot is simply too expensive when compared to local products. The regular work for the supermarkets continues as normal, but other than that there is not much to do at the carrot market.
Real
Compiling a quote that realistically reflects the market is once again a challenge this week. In the first place, there is little trade and furthermore, matters such as trial loads, contract-related agreements, land delivery, long-term storage and parties that do not actually fall into class I are mixed up. The DCA quotation for b-carrot this week amounts to €19 per 100 kilos. That is an increase of €1 compared to last week. The range runs from €18 to €20. In practice, not much has changed. Last week, most trading was done at the top end of the quote, but now there are no more transactions that remain below €18. The supply of carrots is still limited. The DCA quotation for c-peen therefore remains unchanged at €21 per 100 kilos.