British supermarkets cut back on foreign fruit imports after home-grown strawberry boom

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British-grown strawberries are hitting supermarket shelves from today following a spell of warm, sunny weather accelerating the crop's development.Tesco outlets across Surrey, Kent, Herefordshire and parts of London will be the first to stock the home-grown fruit, with close to half the nation's stores set to receive supplies in the coming days.The retailer anticipates taking delivery of approximately 300 tonnes of domestically produced strawberries next week - equivalent to roughly one million punnets.This represents a doubling of volumes compared with just three weeks earlier, reducing dependence on imports from Spain and Morocco.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Callum Baker, Tesco's strawberry buyer, described the arrival of outdoor British strawberries as "a huge feel-good moment in the year as it means summer is just around the corner with many months ahead of outdoor living."He said: "Next week marks a significant step forward in the transition to British supply, with volumes...

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