mc_squared Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Is Britain's love affair with strawberries over? By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:51 AM on 02nd June 2009 Comments (14) Add to My Stories They are the quintessential fruit of the English summer - mandatory with cream and Wimbledon tennis championships. But we may be losing our appetite for strawberries. Sales of the fruit in the 12 months to April 12 were down by 9.2 per cent, according to retail analysts TNS. The value of berries sold was also down 3 per cent to £390million for the same period. A symbol of the British summer: Sales of strawberries are falling - but is the credit crunch, a poor crop, or year-round availability to blame? The figures suggest that the British love affair with strawberries, which has endured for 500 years, is waning. TNS claims the berries' price means consumers have decided to do without amid the squeeze on household budgets. However, this is challenged by producers, who admit sales are down but blame Mother Nature for poor crops. Strawberries are an iconic summer food, a seasonal treat that used to appear with the sun. Today, they are available all year round. Every year about 27,000kg of strawberries are eaten during Wimbledon - accompanied by 7,000 litres of cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 :stunned: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I love strawberries :bigcry: I think I've got to take things in my own hands when I get there, i.e. eat a tonne of strawberries myself :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 They're my favourite fruit and I've been eating loads since the roadside huts opened last week................... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Maybe the release of the Strawberry Swing single will help boost strawberry sales? :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy_o Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 They are the quintessential fruit of the English summer - mandatory with cream and Wimbledon tennis championships. :uhoh: Can't get tennis out of my head :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy_o Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I love strawberries but they are quite pricely in Malaysia :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 :uhoh: Can't get tennis out of my head :P I just can't get tennis out of my head Boy it's more than I dare to think about :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 I just can't get tennis out of my head Boy it's more than I dare to think about :uhoh: Strawberry racket swing??:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 :lol: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crests Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :strawberry: :blush: i like strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :strawberry: :blush: i like strawberries. And strawberry waffles??:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I like Strawberries too, but not to worry, once Coldplay release the vid to SS, all will be better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Prince Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I love strawberries but I hardly ever buy them. They're way too expensive and cheap ones are usually tasteless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Arguably Britain's two most successful bands have both written strawberry-related songs ("Strawberry Swing" by Coldplay and "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I'd buy them more often if they weren't always bruised and starting to rot at the supermarket. I swear, everytime I pick up a packet at a supermarket, bruised, ewwy, starting to go off, yuk. I used to live right opposite a strawberry farm growing up, they let us pick our own punnets for cheap... don't think they're open now 'cuz of drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Ah I remember the time I picked fresh strawberries... :wacky: They were the best strawberries I ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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