Carrot

Carrot prices have been dropping for second consecutive week in Ukraine, EastFruitreports. The warm weather is to blame, as it causes the quality of the carrots to decline in the local growers’ storages. Farmers are in a hurry to sell their medium- and low-quality carrots, which drives the
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The early carrot campaign in Sicily has just started, with low production volumes. Most of the requests come from Northern Europe and are specifically for organic early carrots, with a preference for Demeter certified biodynamic carrots. The situation for organic and Demeter carrots in southern
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The daily monitoring of EastFruit show that the prices of carrots on the Ukrainian market of root crops decreased on the current week, as the farmers started to sell their stocks of this product from storage. The farmers are now offering carrots for sale at 7-10 UAH/kg ($0.18-0.26/kg), which is
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The 2024 Onion and Carrot Conference will take place on 27 November, organisers have announced. read more

The daily monitoring of EastFruit show that the prices of carrots on the Ukrainian market of root crops decreased on the current week, as the farmers started to sell their stocks of this product from storage. read more

The British Carrot Growers Association (BCGA) is confronting challenges as squeezed profits lead to a reduction in carrot cultivation. To combat this, BCGA is initiating a campaign to protect carrot growers' future, highlighted by the National Carrot Awareness Day scheduled for October 3, 2024.
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The carrot market is currently relatively quiet. "There's some pressure from Egyptian carrots, which are selling at the same price or even less in Eastern Europe," explains Willem de Boer of W. de Boer & Zn in the Netherlands. "Also, the carrots' quality is challenging this season. Last year
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Root vegetables are not only extremely versatile and taste extremely good when prepared correctly, but also provide you with vitamins and other valuable nutrients such as iron, calcium and magnesium in winter. read more

"Just like every year, we have the pleasure of sharing our considerations concerning the next Italian carrot campaign based on what we have seen at Fruit Logistica," reports Francesca Barbieri, product manager at "Zanarini srl". read more

“According to the latest estimates, French carrot production in 2023-2024 for the fresh market (337,700 tons) will be 2% higher than last year. Surface area (9,980 ha) is expected to increase by 1%. At the start of the 2023-2024 campaign (May and June), prices were still very high, in line
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Morrisons has followed Asda in launching a price-matching scheme offering its customers hundreds of weekly essentials at the same price or cheaper than those sold by Aldi and Lidl. read more

The hot weather has brought forward the production of carrots in the open field and the harvests have suddenly overlapped with those of greenhouse produce, causing overcrowding in the markets and related problems for sales. Painting the picture of the situation to IFN is Gianpaolo Forcina,
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After a year with crazy high prices, this year, the weather is putting its stamp on the carrot market." When the season started, we thought it would be a repeat of 1976, one of the driest years in decades. The seedlings grew quite well, but then it started raining cats and dogs in the summer.
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Yellareddypet-based Shyamanthula Anil, a 40-year-old artist, made a scale model of the Ram temple in Ayodhya with pumpkin and carrots on the eve of the consecration of the temple on Monday. read more

Zizi Howell, known as the "Carrot Lady," has an extraordinary obsession with carrots. She proudly owns 35 carrot tattoos and over a thousand pieces of carrot memorabilia. Her dedication extends to her diet, as she consumes three carrot-based meals daily. Zizi's fascination with carrots also has
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The Ukrainian carrot market in Ukraine is facing a slump in prices, according to EastFruit analysts. Farmers are currently offering carrots at 8-12 UAH/kg ($0.21-0.32/kg), which is about 17% less than last week. The producers blame the oversupply of carrots from local farms for the price drop. read more