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British Blackcurrant Harvest 2011 
The 2011 harvest has produced an excellent quality crop of blackcurrants with a higher than average BRIX level. However, due to the dry UK summer yields are around 15% lower than the 2010 harvest.
We have been very encouraged with the increase in demand for British Blackcurrants with sales doubling on previous years indicating more people are appreciating the quality of British Blackcurrants.
In general crops have been variable across Europe, however a significant factor which has caused a shortfall of product for 2011 has been a lower than average Polish crop, thus causing higher prices.
Picture; President of the International Blackcurrant Association, Jim Grierson and Anthony Snell; GOES Netherlands 26th May 2011
Great British Food Revival; British Blackcurrant Filming
At the peak of the blackcurrant harvest we welcomed a film crew who carried out various interviews and filmed harvesting for the popular Great British Food Revival Series 2 on BBC 2 which is starting at the end of October 2011. The blackcurrant episode is due to be shown on Monday 14th November 2011 at 7.00pm on BBC 2.
New Specialist IQF Blackcurrant Harvester
The two existing blackcurrant harvesters were this year supplemented with an extra specialist SFM IQF blackcurrant harvesting machine. The specialist harvester has an onboard sorting facility which provides a significant step forward in IQF quality.
A J & C I Snell win 'Organic Grower of the Year 2011' 
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded ‘Organic Grower of the Year 2011’ at the Horticultural weeks ‘Grower of the Year’ awards ceremony for our Organic Blackcurrants!
The award follows great investment and development in the growing methods as well as successful innovative marketing of our full soil association certified blackcurrants.
Gold Star at Great Taste Awards 2011
The Windmill Hill Fruits British Frozen From Fresh Summer fruits retail pack has won a gold star at the Great Taste Awards 2011. This pack contains 25% British Blackcurrants. The judge’s comments included -
“Good quality fruit….very natural, preservation doesn’t kill the flavour”
British Blackcurrants now available!
British Blackcurrants are now available through the 'online shop' section of the website – allowing delivery of our very own quality IQF blackcurrants to your door. In addition a retail pack of ‘British Blackcurrants’ are available in various independent stores – please see the ‘Windmill Hill Fruits’ website for more information.
