The carrot trade is and remains extremely quiet for this time of year. The problem is not only the quality of the carrot, but mainly that there is little demand. What does this mean for the price?
The carrot that is sold mainly goes to the usual countries, such as Poland and Romania. However, these countries often have enough carrots themselves and only buy Dutch carrots if they can be bought for a lower price than their own carrots.
The weather is also not good at the carrot market. Within 2 weeks all the carrots will be off the land. As a result, all the carrots have been harvested and nothing has been lost to frost, for example. Although there are significant quality problems, there are certainly batches that are good and can be stored until June.
Stable price
The price of the DCA Listing carrot remains stable for the B carrot. A range of €6 to €10 per 100 kilos is noted. This partly concerns prices for ex-land trade and sometimes for consignments that need to be taken out of refrigeration. The price for C-carrot is clearly higher with prices ranging from €9 to €14 per 100 kilos. Because there is little rinsing and cutting companies still need their large carrots, there is a lot of demand.