The carrot is available all the year round, thanks to the great range of varieties that exists, adapted to different climates and culture periods. Therefore, the carrot is harvested according to the type of carrot we want to commercialize.

Both the carrot in bunch as the baby carrots are available every month of the year. The same happens with the pre-cut products, the grated and the sliced carrot.

As an example we can take the United Kingdom market. The following table gathers the countries that supply this market and the time of the year when they do so. The weight of the transport packages is also indicated.

Origin	Months of availability in the United Kingdom	Weight of the packages
Australia	According to the market demands	Various
Belgium	All the year round	10/12kg
Canada	July-May	Various
Cyprus	According to the market demands	19kg
Denmark	According to the market demands	10kg
France	September-June	10/12kg
Guatemala (baby carrot)	According to the market demands	Various
Irish Republic	May-March	12,5kg
Israel	February-April	15kg
Italy	October-June	10kg
Kenya	August-May	10kg
The Netherlands bunch	April-December	12 bunches
Washed	All the year round	9kg/12 bunches
Spain	February-July	9/10kg
Tasmania	April-June	10kg
Thailand	All the year round	Various
United Kingdom
Main harvest	End of June-May	12/13kg
Bunch	May-November	12x500g/12x650g
The United States	February-May	48x500g
Zambia (baby carrot)	All the year round	200g/250g//12,5kg

Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (1998)