The Emmeloord stock exchange has listed B-carrots again for the first time in a long time. Grower prices have been set at €7 to €10 per 100 kilos.
In early October, the regional exchange in Emmeloord twice listed B-carrot prices. They started at €13 to €15 per 100 kilos, and a week later, the price dropped by €1 at the top. This marked the beginning of a difficult period in the field, during which insufficient sales were made to qualify for a listing.
Two months later, the carrots have found their place in storage. The harvest was good, and due in part to competition from potatoes and onions, it was a real quest to secure enough crates for the carrots. Although yields are good this year, it looks like there aren't many more carrots in the cold stores than in previous years. Moreover, yields in Belgium and Germany are lower than last year.
Prices even lower than last year
However, pricing hasn't yet returned to normal. Due to a lack of demand, prices are low. Even lower than last year, when Emmeloord recorded prices of €10 to €11 per 100 kilos in the same week. This marked the lowest point, and prices rose slightly in the following weeks. It wasn't until after New Year's Eve that real upward trends were seen.
The peak was in the third week of January 2025 at €20, after which prices initially had to settle for less. In April, the market dropped back to €11 to €16 per 100 kilos, only to briefly touch €20 again in weeks 19 and 20.
This year the prospects are slightly better due to a smaller harvest in the surrounding countries, but it remains to be seen to what extent this will actually be realised.
Organic carrots are already on the rise. This week, the price for these carrots in Emmeloord broke through the €30 barrier, reaching prices of €28 to €33 per 100 kilos. This means organic carrots are performing better than last year. At the beginning of December 2024, these carrots were stuck at €20 to €22 per 100 kilos.