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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

Why this year’s strawberries are set to be sweeter

This year's strawberries are sweeter than usual, growers have said - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

This year’s strawberries are “markedly” sweeter than usual, a grower has said, after the 2025 season got off to a “stonking start”.

A “glorious spring” this year has contributed to a “really good crop” of strawberries, according to Marion Regan, the managing director of Hugh Lowe Farms – which supplies strawberries to the Wimbledon tennis tournament, set to start on 30 June.

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