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WINTER CONTINUITY LOOKS PROMISING
Strawberries
English fruit still going strong
Both English and Dutch fruit grown under glass is available albeit in decreasing quantities and will provide unbroken continuity until December.
Fruit is still of an excellent quality and provides good value for the consumer.
Latest is news that we would expect to see the Mediterranean enter the arena from late November with fruit sourced from Israel and Egypt.
Emphasis will now start to switch to English glasshouse fruit which is looking superb and the forecast is to build to reasonable quantities by the third week of the month. This will be closely followed by Dutch which will ensure continuity for our programmes.
Raspberries
Brilliant results!
The Spanish season is now in full swing. The results that are being achieved with the new variety Brilliance which gives earlier fruit, for which we have exclusive distribution and is more than fulfilling its promise. We can look forward to proving solid programmes right through until May.
Blackberries
Mexican arrival imminent
This month sees the conclusion of the Dutch glasshouse crop, as the well respected Mexican Tupi takes over at the end of November.
The reputation that this variety has built up will go a long way to ensuring that the sales momentum for blackberries, now as a major part of the retail berry fruit offer, is maintained.
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