The Guardian reported on March 15 that the Guinness World Records Organization on March 12 recognized the giant blueberry, which is nearly the size of a golf ball and weighs 20.4 grams, as the largest of its kind. The weight is six times higher than the average weight of this fruit.
Brad Hocking, head of the blueberry team at Costa, a fruit and vegetable supplier in New South Wales, Australia, said he was delighted when the record was officially confirmed after 12 weeks of waiting, ABC News reported.
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The blueberry, an Etna variety , was picked at a Costa farm in November 2023. Mr Hocking said the giant blueberry was not unusual, as there were about 20 blueberries of similar size at the time of harvest.
Despite its large size, this has absolutely no effect on the quality or taste of the fruit, he added.
Today, the demand for larger fruit is increasing, so Costa has focused on improving agronomic traits such as heat tolerance, pest resistance and increasing fruit size. Costa says it develops an average of one or two new blueberry varieties each year.
Costa Berries international orchard manager George Jessett said the company would begin increasing production volumes with the aim of reaching Australian consumers within the next two years.
The previous record was set at 16.2 grams of blueberries grown by farmers in Western Australia.
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