British strawberries run short during Wimbledon fortnight

The UK is facing a significant shortage of British strawberries during the peak sales period of Wimbledon fortnight following unseasonably hot weather in June.

High temperatures last month, which proved to be the hottest June on record, brought forward production and caused June-bearers to come to flush at the same time as everbearing and day-neutral varieties.

This meant

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