British strawberries come to shops early because of good weather

Apr 24, 2026, 08:55

Introduction

British strawberries are in shops now. This is because of sunny days and warm weather. Tesco started selling them in some places. Soon, all shops in the UK will have them.

Main Body

Tesco started selling the fruit on Friday. The fruit is called Lady Emma. It is in shops in Surrey, Kent, Herefordshire, and parts of London. Next week, almost half of the country will have them. Tesco will get about 300 tonnes of UK fruit next week. That is about one million small boxes. The price for a 400g box is £2.50. Callum Baker works for Tesco. He said the start of the outdoor British strawberry season is a big event. It means summer is coming. He said Tesco now has more than double the strawberries from April. He said good weather will help UK strawberries be in all shops by mid-May. Neil Donaldson works for a farm company. He said cool nights and warm sunny days are good for sweet strawberries. His company will make 30% more fruit because of the weather. Bartosz Pinkosz works for another berry company. He said the company is moving from glasshouse fruit to outdoor fruit. He said bad weather in March was good because there will not be too many strawberries. He said the fruit stayed on the plant longer. This makes the fruit sweeter and better. The early fruit will help shops buy less fruit from Spain and Morocco.

Conclusion

British strawberries are in shops early because of good weather. This helps shops use more UK fruit and less fruit from other countries. People who grow the fruit are happy about the quality and taste this year.

Vocabulary Learning

early
Before the usual or expected time.早的
Example:The bus came early this morning.
fruit
Food that grows on plants or trees, like apples or strawberries.水果
Example:I like to eat fruit for breakfast.
good
Of a high quality or nice.好的
Example:This apple is very good.
shops
Places where you can buy things.商店
Example:I go to the shops to buy food.
weather
The condition of the air outside, like sun, rain, or wind.天氣
Example:The weather is sunny today.

Sentence Learning

British strawberries are in shops now.
This sentence uses the present simple tense to describe a current state.本句使用現在簡單式來描述一個當前的狀態。
Tesco started selling them in some places.
This sentence uses the past simple tense to talk about a finished action in the past.本句使用過去簡單式來談論過去已完成的一個動作。
Soon, all shops in the UK will have them.
This sentence uses 'will' to talk about a future event.本句使用 'will' 來談論一個未來的事件。
He said the start of the outdoor British strawberry season is a big event.
This sentence uses reported speech to tell what someone said.本句使用間接引語來轉述某人所說的話。
This makes the fruit sweeter and better.
This sentence uses 'makes' plus a comparative adjective to show a result.本句使用 'makes' 加上比較級形容詞來表示一個結果。