Daucus carota
Konya Nantes type — washed, graded and cold-stored for a near year-round window.
Vegetables
Carrot is a Konya crop almost to the exclusion of anywhere else — the Beyşehir and Kaşınhanı districts account for the large majority of Turkish production, on deep sandy loams that let the root grow straight and lift clean.
Nantes-type varieties dominate: cylindrical, blunt-tipped, smooth-skinned, deep orange, with a small core and high sugar. The crop lifts from August through November and holds in cold store at 0 °C and 95 to 98 % humidity — higher than anything else we store — to give supply almost year-round.
The detail buyers miss is ethylene. Carrot exposed to ethylene develops isocoumarin and turns genuinely bitter. It must never be stored or shipped with apple, and this is the most common cause of a bitterness complaint on an otherwise sound load.
Wording follows EU Regulation 1924/2006. Confirm permitted claims for your destination market.
4 varieties
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The main type: cylindrical with a blunt tip, 18 to 22 cm, smooth deep-orange skin with a small pale core and high sugar. Washed and graded for retail. Stores at 0 °C for six to seven months with minimal loss.
A Nantes-type hybrid selected for uniformity and disease tolerance, 18 to 24 cm with strong deep-orange colour and a smooth finish. Slightly higher yield and better field-holding than standard Nantes. The volume washed-retail variety.
A long, slim, very smooth Nantes hybrid at 20 to 26 cm with an excellent washed finish and minimal core. Grown for premium bunched and pre-pack programmes where appearance carries the price.
An early Nantes hybrid lifting from late July, three to four weeks ahead of the main crop, at 16 to 20 cm. Sweet with tender skin and a bright colour, but it does not store — it is packed for the early fresh market.
Origin
Sizes
Grading follows UNECE standards. Other calibers on request.
| Sizes | Ø mm | Count |
|---|---|---|
| XL | ≥ 40 | food service / process |
| L | 30–40 | large |
| M | 20–30 | retail standard |
| S | 15–20 | baby / bunching |
Storage
Recommended regime from our cold rooms to your door.
Reefer set 0 °C at 95–98 % RH — the highest humidity in our range. Never store or ship with apple: ethylene forms isocoumarin and the crop turns bitter.
Indicative reference values. Not a substitute for a certificate of analysis.
Packaging
Every option below ships on standard pallets. Net weight per container is computed from the pallet configuration.
| Type | Net kg | Dimensions mm | Per pallet | Pallets / 40′ | Net / 40′ kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh bag | 10 | 400 × 600 bag | 96 | 20 | 19,200 |
| Carton, 10 × 1 kg pre-pack | 10 | 600 × 400 × 180 | 60 | 20 | 12,000 |
| Plastic returnable crate | 10 | 600 × 400 × 200 | 80 | 20 | 16,000 |
| Big bag | 800 | 1000 × 1000 × 1100 | 1 | 20 | 16,000 |
Select a packing option to see pallet configuration and net load for carrot.
Figures are for a standard 40′ high-cube reefer, single-stacked. Actual load varies with pallet type, chilling regime and destination weight limits — confirm on the quotation.
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