A farmer in Australia has just [entrance / entered] the record books for growing the world's biggest ever blueberry. The giant berry weighed [on / in] at a mammoth 20.4 grams. This [obliterated / obfuscated] the previous record, which was 16.2 grams. The record-breaker had a width [a / the] size of that of a table tennis ball, a diameter of 39.31 millimetres, and a 12.35-centimetre [circumnavigation / circumference] . The record-breaking berry was almost 10 times heavier than a [regular / regulate] blueberry. The fruit was [grown / growing] by staff at the Costa Group in New South Wales, Australia. Senior horticulturalist Brad Hocking said he was [overjoyed / joyless] to have the record officially [verified / revivified] by Guinness World Records. He said: "It's a combination of good [bleeding / breeding] and good growing."
Mr Hocking said his blueberry was from the Eterna [variety / various], known for its crisp texture and long [shelf / shell] life. He told reporters: "Eterna, as a [varied / variety] , has a really great flavour and a [consistency / consistently] large fruit. When we picked this one, there were probably around 20 other berries of a [similarity / similar] size." He added: "While the fruit is large, there's absolutely [no / not] compromise on quality or flavour, as would be [expected / expects] when developing a premium variety." [At / On] first, he was unsure whether he had broken the record. He said: "We had to recalibrate the scales to make sure we weren't getting mixed [down / up] ." When asked what he would do with his prize berry, he suggested a smoothie might be the most [fattening / fitting] end for it.
