British Carrots - Fun Facts

Fun Facts

In Britain we spend Ł280 million a year on carrots.
Each year 22 billion seeds are planted in Britain, producing around 100 carrots per year for every member of the population.
If you laid all the roots end to end they would stretch 2.3 million km, 2.5 return trips to the moon.
The total area in Britain planted with carrots each year is 9000ha - double the size of Holland's carrot production area. That's 2000 times bigger than the roof area of the new Wembley Stadium or the equivalent of 18000 football pitches.
Scientists have estimated that by the year 2015 carrots will be the new fuel of the future with 6000 carrots needed per mile.


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		Fun Facts In Britain we spend Ł280 million a year on carrots. Each year 22 billion seeds are planted in Britain, producing around 100 carrots per year for every member of the population. If you laid all the roots end to end they would stretch 2.3 million km, 2.5 return trips to the moon. The total area in Britain planted with carrots each year is 9000ha - double the size of Holland's carrot production area. That's 2000 times bigger than the roof area of the new Wembley Stadium or the equivalent of 18000 football pitches. Scientists have estimated that by the year 2015 carrots will be the new fuel of the future with 6000 carrots needed per mile.