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Workers at Sefter Farm in West Sussex have harvested the first of the sweetcorn crop, as Waitrose prepares to stock 100 per cent fresh British sweetcorn over the next couple of months.

Despite the weekend (25/26 July)’s rainy weather, the helpful growing temperatures in June made for perfect growing conditions, resulting in a bumper crop of British sweetcorn.

Patrick Keane, Waitrose buyer, said: “All eyes are on South America this summer when it comes to food, home to some of the tastiest sweetcorn recipes, but with our own sweetcorn tasting this good, Bognor is giving Brazil a run for its money.

'Sweetcorn is robust enough to cook on the barbecue and makes great finger food, which is what the summer dining is all about.”