Shoppers have been enjoying bigger and sweeter fruit produce due to this year's fluctuating weather and unpredictable growing conditions.
Bigger and sweeter cherries, apricots and plums have come as a suprise the UK shoppers this year.
The UK has seen a mild winter, followed by an unusually wet and cold spring.
These conditions are perfect for cherries, which allows them to grow on the trees for longer.
This in turn creates a more sweet taste, according to the UK's largest retailer, Tesco.
The supermarket has committed to increasing the amount of the British crop it takes from its suppliers – doubling the volume of fruit from Scottish growers – reducing its dependence on pricier Canadian imports and extending the traditional season by two weeks into September.
British cherries 'superb' this year
"The British cherries grown this year are superb and we know shoppers will love them - they are plump with a wonderful glossy skin," said Tesco cherry buyer Tom Emmett.
"Demand for cherries goes up as soon as the British crop hits supermarket shelves and peaks in the first two weeks of August when they are at their absolute best."
A cold spring has also delayed the ripening of the traditional British blackberry, wildlife experts have said.
The Woodland Trust recently received only 31 reports of ripe blackberries so far to its Nature’s Calendar survey, in which members of the public record signs of the changing seasons.
The UK strawberry season started two weeks later and raspberries three weeks later than usual – the latter adversely affected by mould as a result of rain which led to a lot of waste – according to Nicholas Marston, the managing director of Berry Gardens, the UK’s largest berry grower.
