The demand for carrots is not yet coming in nicely. Some flushers can quite easily accept that and just wait a while. Others try just about anything and everything to raise that question. And the grower? He stands there and looks at it you would almost say.
Growing weather and no long wet periods during which you cannot harvest for a week or more. As a grower it may be good for the kilos and the ease of work, but from the financial side there is no incentive for excitement on the market. If it doesn't happen today, we'll see tomorrow, that's the mood among both growers and some flushers.
Limited exports
The b-carrot depends on the fresh market and export. The regular work for fresh markets, for example supermarkets, continues well, but exports are quiet. In Eastern Europe they have sufficient carrots of their own and the overseas destinations also keep a relatively low profile. The fact that there is little trade in the b-carrot entails a certain risk, according to some flushers. The carrots continue to grow well and if you wait too long before harvesting, more coarse carrots will naturally appear in a batch. And while you can get away with the b-peen, it's a different story with c-peen. The trade in carrots is downright slow. There is plenty of supply, but there is no demand to get them away easily. The industry is buying cautiously and may consume enough volume to clear the market again.
The DCA Quotation for b-carrot this week amounts to €30 to €35 per 100 kilos. That is €2,50 lower than last week. C-carrot is priced at €12 to €16 per 100 kilos. The industry is more or less putting the bottom in the market at the moment.