The carrot import season in Germany starts with good quality and stable prices

Published 2021년 5월 4일

Tridge summary

The German carrot market is experiencing a transition from domestic stock to imported carrots, primarily from Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Israel. The quality of Spanish carrots has improved after an initial cold spell that resulted in smaller sizes. Despite a challenging storage season, demand for carrots remained strong. A stable pricing trend, with prices slightly higher than previous years, is expected to continue. The import volume from Israel may be decreasing for various reasons. France may briefly enter the market in the second half of May, depending on the Spanish supply situation. The start of the new German carrot harvest in June may be slightly delayed due to cooler weather.

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Original content

The German carrot sector is currently in the transition phase from carrots from the old harvest from storage to imported carrots. Just like in previous years, the first batches from Spanish cultivation arrived on the German market in week 16. Meanwhile, most of the last batches have been sold from storage and carrots from Spain, Portugal, Italy and additionally from Israel are mainly entering the market, confirms a wholesaler. Due to the cold and night frost, the first imported carrots from Spain were slightly smaller than desired. This is no longer the case and the carrots meet the quality criteria of German food retail. "Prices are slightly above the level of recent years and are mostly fixed and stable," says a trader. Good demand Due to the quality problems during storage, the German storage season will sooner be remembered as difficult. Nevertheless, demand was at a good level in the final phase of the German season, as usual in this season, they say in retrospect. The cold ...

Source: AGF