Britain is seeing more home grown apricots than ever before, and earlier than ever before, thanks to a winning combination of wind and rain this year, as well as the recent heatwave.
First introduced to the UK around 2005, commerical production didn’t really pick up until 2012, when around 40 tons were harvested. This year, a whopping 250 tons are expected to hit supermarket shelves, and could last until around mid-September. That means the UK will probably be one of the only countries in the world where apricots are still being available at that time of year.
