It is winter, and that is very obvious when looking at the trade of certain products. “Carrots especially usually show an increase in demand and prices when the weather gets colder. A recovery can be seen, and prices are several cents higher compared to a few weeks ago,” says Nicolas Vandenboogaerde. “Carrots were selling at next to nothing then.”
High potato price
Demand for potatoes is also good, according to Nicolas. “They have had a stable and strong price for a while already, and that is good for cultivators. This is due to the shortages in the harvest volume. In some cases it makes export a bit more difficult. Not every consumer is prepared to pay high prices, and we have noticed that with certain customers as well.”
Carrots
According to Nicolas, it is difficult to predict what will happen for carrots. Much will depend on whether demand expands to various European destinations. But there are no problems qualitatively speaking, so that is good.
Onions
Nicolas is less positive where onions are concerned. “Prices are not very good. The areas are larger, the harvests in the Netherlands and Belgium were good this year, and quality is also good. This means that there is a lot of product, and that is also one of the reasons for the low price levels. We mostly send volumes to Africa, so I can only speak for our buyer, but that is becoming increasingly more difficult. Senegal will soon close its borders, and Ivory Coast is also buying smaller volumes. That means our export world is becoming smaller.”
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