Farmers expect to harvest 5,500 tonnes of home-grown British cherries to hit supermarket shelves this summer. Love Fresh Cherries, the country’s largest representative trade body for growers in the UK, announced the massive yield ahead of the fruit’s harvest peak from early July through to August.
With UK growers producing cherries across the country including in Kent, Staffordshire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire and Essex, Love Fresh Cherries, predicts another year of good availability for consumers.
Matt Hancock, Love Fresh Cherries spokesperson, said: “With all signs showing another strong UK cherry season, people across the country will be able to enjoy big and juicy British home-grown cherries at their peak all the way through to September.”
Favourable conditions over the winter months, have led to the anticipated high-quality crop, with an abundance of large and juicy fruit across most varieties. Late season varieties will originate from Herefordshire and Scotland, meaning good availability of UK cherries for shoppers, all the way through to late September.
Source: Coventry Telegraph