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41% of Brits have become more open to talking about sex in the last decade.

• Behavioural Psychologist Jo Hemmings and Nutritionist Dr Emma Derbyshire back the campaign by industry body British Berry Growers as The British Urology Foundation praise its research findings.
• Over half agree conversations on sex can help reduce taboo around sexual health.
• Just 12% try foods to boost sexual wellness; with five in six unaware blueberries may benefit.
• ‘Luberry’, a free limited-edition blueberry flavoured lube, has been launched as part of the campaign to raise awareness of the links between food and sexual wellness. 

For soft fruit production – principally strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries – labour is the most significant cost, typically representing 40-60% of all expenditure.

The National Farmers Union, the British Growers Association, British Berry Growers and British Apples and Pears have jointly instructed John Pelham of Andersons Midlands to prepare a report on the potential implications of Covid-19 for UK fruit and vegetable growers’ costs of production in 2020.

The Anderson Report.

British Berry Growers commissioned Andersons, the Farm Business Consultants, to prepare a report investigating the current and future seasonal labour requirement for Soft Fruit production in the UK, and to consider the implications of restrictions in the supply of seasonal workers for both growers and UK consumers.

The report: The Impact of Brexit on the UK Soft Fruit Industry can be assessed here by clicking on the icon above to download the PDF report.