Can soft-fruit sector continue rapid rate of growth? Wage costs and labour supply seen as main challenges to growth across the industry

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The value of the UK berry market has grown more than fourfold over the past 15 years and it is still growing at 10 per cent or more, British Summer Fruits chair Nicholas Marston told a seminar at last month's Fruit Focus trade show. "Our members, whomake up 95 per cent of UK production, have seen sixfold growth in 20 years—few in fresh produce can say that," he said.