There is a boom in orders for carrots in Europe, prices are at a high level

Demand for Italian carrots has peaked over the past two weeks due to shortages caused by difficult weather conditions in various regions of Northern Europe. Claudio D'Alba, CEO of Plantis Group, which exports fruits and vegetables, emphasizes that demand from the Baltic and Scandinavian countries is strengthening and supply volumes are quite “interesting.” EastFruit writes about this with reference to FreshPlaza. Read also: Due to cold weather in Spain, the ripening time of watermelon has slowed down “Carrot exports were active already in the first half of April, earlier than last year. Demand is high due to weather conditions that have threatened the harvest of many crops. We have just completed deliveries from Sicily and now it is the turn of exports from Veneto. The space has remained more or less the same, and orders from both markets and supermarkets have doubled: we are talking about at least 4 trucks with a trailer per week. Of course, prices also increased by about 20%. ...