Mild UK winter and wet spring produce larger cherries and apricots

Sweeter stone fruits abundant alongside lower yields of leafy vegetables due to erratic British weather

Shoppers can hope to enjoy a late-summer bounty of bigger and sweeter cherries, apricots and plums, followed by late blackberries, as this year’s fluctuating weather and unpredictable growing conditions have an effect on UK-grown fresh produce.

But while farmers have struggled with lower yields from leaf vegetables such as spinach and kale, regional weather variations and imports mean supermarket shelves are unlikely to fall empty.

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Source: Guardian Environment