The confidence of British soft fruit growers has been strengthened even further this summer by the interest that the major multiples are taking by putting more raspberries on their shelves. Historically raspberries have filled virtually a niche marketover a nine week period in June and July, drawing supplies not just from southern England, but also Scotland. Nicholas Marston, managing director of KG Fruits (KGF), the largest grower group which is predicting total annual sales of all soft fruit including imports of pound 128 m by December predicts the raspberry season will eventually extend to five months and has the potential to expand sales by 20% annually into the future. Currently the British crop accounts for some 2,500 t, an increase of some 1,000 t since 2001, and valued with a value of around pound 50 m, about a fifth of strawberries.
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机译：今年夏天，由于主要倍数的种植者将更多的树莓放在货架上，人们对英国软果种植者的信心进一步增强。从历史上看，覆盆子在6月和7月的九周时间内几乎占据了一个小众市场，不仅从英格兰南部而且从苏格兰都获得了供应。 KG Fruits（KGF）是最大的种植者集团的董事总经理Nicholas Marston预计，到12月，包括进口的1.28亿英镑在内的所有软水果的年总销售额预计，覆盆子季节最终将延长至5个月，并且有可能扩大未来每年将以20％的速度增长。目前，英国的产量约为2500吨，比2001年增加了约1000吨，价值约5000万英镑，约占草莓的五分之一。
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