In the run-up to Easter, it is traditionally all hands on deck in the carrot trade. This year too it is busier in the week before Easter, but it is certainly not a madhouse. As we have come to expect, the differences on various fronts remain enormous.
Easter may well be the turning point on the carrot market. Whether that will also be the case this season will have to be seen next week. The signs can be called neutral. One person is not complaining at all and thinks that things are going very well, while the next person thinks it is just a matter of getting some orders together. It just depends on what you expect and how high you set the bar. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
Players in the carrot sector agree about the quality of the carrots in the refrigerators. What seemed to be nothing wrong with it and what looked like carrots that should be taken care of before the end of the season, can become completely covered in black spots in a few weeks. "If things continue like this, we will have to see that we can still rinse Dutch carrots in May," said a processor.
The price range on the carrot market remains very wide. The edge of class I is €150, while up to €250 is paid for a retail suitable lot. However, both are the extremes of the market and it is reluctantly admitted that creative calculations are sometimes made with the kilo and box price and how much is flushed from a box. The DCA Quotation takes a small step up this week and amounts to €34 to €40 per 100 kilos for both b and c carrots.
Read here is the explanation from DCA Market Intelligence on the new quotations.