date:Sep 23, 2013
n order to see growth in purchasing, Mr White said. The survey has shown that the health benefits associated with carrot consumption are a major trigger to purchase amongst consumers, with 67% purchasing them as they are healthy while 60% said they purchased them because they were easy to prepare.
According to ABARES, carrot production has risen from 264 kilotonnes in 2008-09 to a projected figure of 322 kilotonnes in 2013-14. They are also Australias biggest vegetable export. Colmar Brunto