There is some movement on the carrot market. The availability of farm carrots is drying up further and prices are climbing slightly. The market is not entirely unanimous about the price level, which is why the price range this week is wider than we are used to.
The wide margin that can be seen this week is due to differences in quality and the switch to carrots from the cold store. For the carrots from the field that are still available, €12 per 100 kilos is also mentioned, while the top of carrots from the cold store is worth €20 per 100 kilos. The quality is generally good, although one person mentions that the carrot does not dry nicely in terms of colour after rinsing, while another is surprised about batches with ring rot, worn spots or black spots that must be quickly removed. The lesser batches from the cold store are driven outside first.
Waiting for exports to pick up
There may be more demand from abroad. Poland is still leading the way, but demand is not excessively high. Nothing is expected from Germany for the time being, because there are still many carrots in the ground there. According to an insider, the new, higher prices are starting to form a stumbling block for Eastern Europe. An insider also notes that Egypt - where the carrot harvest has started - wants to push its carrots onto that market.
For the first time in a long time there is a difference in price between B and C carrots. With a higher price for the coarser carrot, because there are few coarse ones among the B carrots this season according to a washer.
The DCA Carrot quotation last week was on average €15 to €17 per 100 kilos for both coarse and fine carrots. This week €16 to €20 is quoted for B carrots and €17 to €20 for C carrots.
Read here is the explanation from DCA Market Intelligence on the new quotations.