The question hanging over the market is: what will the carrot do after Easter? There is no good answer to that yet. This week, flushers and the trade were very busy with the extra demand for Easter. Next week seems to be quiet so far and what happens after that is awaited with great interest. The DCA Carrot quotation remains stable this week.
Next weekend (Sunday 20 April and Monday 21 April) is Easter and that traditionally gives more demand. This year too, a lot of freight is going, especially to Eastern Europe. Some say that 'quite a bit' has left, others simply call it 'very busy'. In principle, loading could continue until Thursday, but what is striking is that a relatively quiet week is expected for next week. Some see that as a vague omen, others believe that you cannot yet say whether demand will slump or continue after the holidays.
For the first time this season, Belgium has recently entered the market. It is not (yet) in very large volumes, but it is a possible bright spot for the grower who still has carrots in the cold store.
DCA Peen listing remains stable
The DCA Peen quotation for B-carrots remains stable this week, just like last week, at €12 to €15 per 100 kilos. The price for C-carrots also remains the same in the quotation, at €18,00 to €20,00, but with the remark that there is little trade in it.
Read here is the explanation from DCA Market Intelligence on the new quotations.