All different and often conflicting interests do not make it any easier to indicate what is happening on the carrot market. In terms of export to Eastern Europe, it is not overly busy, but it is not the case that nothing is happening at all. The same also applies to the trade on the farm.
In the run-up to Easter, the demand for carrots at various rinsers was not that bad. Now that Easter is behind us, you are hearing more reports that demand is not disappointing again. The rinsers, who rely largely on Eastern European exports, are having difficulty obtaining orders. Now you can't easily get by with the carrots that were bought a few weeks ago for €400 per box or more. This group of rinsers is hardly on the market at the moment. To achieve this, the price still has to take a big step back. At the other end of the spectrum are the rinsers with many regular customers (fresh and supermarket) and who have committed a significant part of their work inventory. They are more likely to say: 'let's just keep the price up'. You will then be less likely to hear from the buyer and perhaps there will still be some money to be made from the €400 plus crates.
Ask for coarse
The DCA quotations for carrot remain the same this week. For B-carrot the price range is from €52 to €66 per 100 kilos. One trader mainly sits at the bottom of the quote, while the other sits at the top. There are few in between. The DCA Quotation C-carrot ranges from €60 to €70 per 100 kilos. There is demand, partly because few C's are flushed out of the B's, but there is hardly any supply. The market for C carrots then feels much more established than for the B carrot.