The managers of the market said that "carrots are processed in 8/10 piece bunches packed in plastic boxes. It is one of the few profitable products for both the productive and sales sector."
"Growers have a good opinion of this vegetable as it costs very little to produce and is perfectly suitable for our soil."
Average prices were of €0.91 - 0.95/kg, with peaks of over €1.30/kg.
It seems then that these carrots did pretty well. Here is a summary per month:
Month | Tons | Exp. price | Gross value € |
January | 129 | 1.08 | 139,200.00 |
February | 52 | 1.09 | 56,900.00 |
March | 83 | 1.13 | 93,225.00 |
April | 119 | 1.18 | 140,538.00 |
May | 214 | 1.04 | 222,665.00 |
June | 364 | 0.81 | 294,435.00 |
July | 338 | 0.67 | 226,125.00 |
August | 239 | 0.84 | 200,760.00 |
September | 261 | 1.05 | 274,655.00 |
"Considering the good profits of the product in the last few years, and especially in 2014, and its excellent quality, it will definitely become even more available in the future."