date:Dec 18, 2018
10 million (US$12.59 million) a year to the UK economy, blackcurrants are primarily processed as an ingredient and juice for big brands like Ribena, which has a brand value of 140 million (US$176.3 million).
Understanding how different blackcurrant varieties may respond to climate change is critical to farmers, according to the research. About 35 percent of the crop currently grown is known to require 1,800 hours of chilling below 7C. Some varieties, however, need far lower temperatures and oth