Berry large: Israeli farmer grows world’s heaviest strawberry

Chahi Ariel makes the Guinness World Records with a 289g strawberry - five times the average weight of that variety

An Israeli farmer has grown the world's heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records.

At 289g, the strawberry was about five times the average weight of a regular berry of the local Ilan variety, said Nir Dai, a researcher at Israel's Volcani Institute, where the strain was developed.