On November 13, 2023 an Eterna blueberry was picked in New South Wales. It was no ordinary blueberry, tipping the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams, smashing the record for the world’s heaviest blueberry, previously held by one grown in Western Australia in 2020, weighing a puny 16.2g. It also measured 39.31 millimetres across. The feat has now been recognised by Guinness World Records.
Cultivated as part of the Costa Group’s variety improvement programme, the Eterna is known for its large fruit size, crisp texture, great flavour and long shelf life. Grower, Brad Hocking, reported that when they picked the champion, there were probably around twenty other berries of a similar size.
A couple of those will fill up the cereal bowl, for sure.
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