According to the statistics from the Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Xiamen Tongan, from January to February 2017, a total of 681 batches of carrots from Xiang'an were exported, with the quantity reaching 24,000 tons and the market value being of $11.33 million, decreasing by 27.6%, 26.4%, 26.0% respectively compared to the numbers from the same period in 2016.
According to insiders, recently the carrots here remain in the doldrums in the export market for two main reasons. Firstly, the market demand for carrots right now is not high because a great variety of low-price fresh vegetables are available due to the mild winter in 2016, during which their faster growth ensured a steady supply for the spring market. Secondly, other producing regions stocked up more carrots than normal last winter. Thus the remaining inventory has further reduced the market demand.
