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The British carrot industry will celebrate its first annual National Carrot Day on Oct. 3, 2024. On this day, people will be encouraged to buy, eat and promote carrots.
The British Carrot Growers Association established the special day in an effort to celebrate the carrot as the UK’s most popular root vegetable and to communicate the challenges of growing carrots, including high disease susceptibility, high input costs and low sales prices.
The U.S. already recognizes International Carrot Day on April 4. But because this is out of season for the UK crop, Britain’s carrot growers decided to have their own special day on Oct. 3 during their peak harvest time.
