The producer price of carrots in the Netherlands is 72 forints per kilo.

Low-intensity demand for carrots comes from Eastern European countries, but prices are low compared to previous years, reported FruitVeB – Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Professional Association. According to Dutch Lemmer trader Kees Heegsma, the European carrot market looks very different than in the past two years: “I have been active in this market for 25 years, but the past two years have been truly exceptional. This year the situation is completely different than last year: Europe is facing a well-supplied market. There is still a lot of product in the ground in many countries, and the carrot harvest will continue for some time. There was some frost, but not much, so eventually everything will be harvested, which of course limits the possibilities for Dutch exports. Currently, the dominant producer price level is around 17-18 euro cents (68-72 HUF/kg, producer price), and this level has remained quite stable in recent weeks. There have been attempts to push prices up in ...