The current carrot market is dead quiet. That's according to Paul van der Linde of the Dutch company of the same name. "We usually get regular calls from clients at this time of year. But this demand is lacking at the moment. Export volumes have decreased. Certainly, now that the last ships have left Senegal. There's still some overseas demand from countries like Mauritania, but not for large amounts. Europe usually takes over at this point. But, all those countries still have enough of their own product."
"The only country we're still washing carrots for the Czech Republic. Other than that, it's very quiet in Europe. A fortnight ago, Polish carrots were even being offered in the Netherlands. So I don't see the market changing any time soon. Or temperatures will have to drop soon. Otherwise, I don't foresee any change in the market until mid-January. And it will be very quiet."
"Prices have been stable at €0,11 and €0,14 for weeks now. That's because yields are much lower than usual. Germany and Belgium are in the same boat. But if the current level of demand persists for too long, we'll soon lose that advantage. Once again, the carrots' quality isn't good. Quite often, you get batches with ring rot. I think there will be many inferior-quality batches this year," Paul concludes.
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