Glut of blueberries this year because of heavy rain means lower prices

We were all turning blue during an unusually cool spring but on the plus side it made for a bumper crop of British blueberries.

Growers say the below average temperatures created the perfect growing conditions.

And Hall Hunter, which provides 50 per cent of the 6,000 tonnes of UK-grown superfruit, said buying the best of British is the ecofriendly way to help the industry.

Its spokesman said: “Many blueberries have travelled over 6,000 miles. British blueberries eliminate these food miles.”