Farm & Agronomy
Harvest & cold storage
Early-morning and evening harvest to prevent field dehydration; mechanised harvester (100 t/day) reduces the harvest window and labour by 3×. Harvest February–May; roots move to the cold store within hours of lifting [COPY TBC — D-11].
Feb–MayHarvest window: Feb–May
Harvest scheduling
Early-morning and evening harvest to prevent field dehydration; mechanised harvester (100 t/day) reduces the harvest window and labour by 3×.
MEDIA-HOME-01Mechanised harvester lifting Nantes carrots at dawn, raised beds visible, roots on the belt
MEDIA-FARM-05Trolleys or trailers of freshly lifted carrots arriving at the cold-store dock
Cold storage of raw material
20,000 MT owned specialised carrot cold storage (0–2 °C, >95 % RH) on ~11 acres, plus 15,000 MT leased; ~90 % of the crop stored and released over a ten-month cycle; carrots available 11 months a year; a further 10,000 MT specialised cold store is under construction.
20,000 MT20,000 MT owned · 0–2 °C · >95 % RH · available 11 months
Availability calendarMEDIA-FARM-06Raw-material cold store interior: crates of carrots, with the temperature / humidity read-out in frame