By 2003, Grade A carrots accounted for 70 % of the harvest and average production had risen to 60 tons. Because the association purchased the produce at guaranteed prices, farmers were able to earn twice what they would have received in compensation for leaving fields fallow.
斗南鎮生產的胡蘿蔔，少量外銷日本（5 %），因為 2 月收成時日本正值冰天雪地，可以填補日本產季的空窗期。