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A teenager could be behind a surge in global carrot sales after setting up a popular Facebook page as a joke, urging people to “panic buy” the vegetable.

Supermarkets are bracing themselves after more than 230,000 people joined Freya Valentine’s group.

It urges people to “go out and buy a load of carrots” on 15 May.

Ms Valentine, of Goring, Oxfordshire, who is celebrating her 19th birthday, said the interest highlighted the power of social networking sites.

She said she had the idea in January on a night out and within weeks her group had about 60,000 members.

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