Costa Group’s berry farm at Corindi on Coffs Coast claims record for world’s heaviest blueberry

A northern NSW farm has nabbed a Guinness World Record for producing the world’s heaviest blueberry. Check out the pictures and find out how the massive fruit came to be.

This Guinness World Record blueberry from Corindi on the Coffs Coast NSW weighs in at a whopping 20.4g and measures 39.31 millimetres.

A Coffs Coast farm has hit the record books after producing the world’s heaviest blueberry.

The unusually large fruit was picked on November 13, 2023 at Costa Group’s berry farm at Corindi on the northern end of the Coffs Coast.

Weighing in at a whopping 20.40 grams (0.71oz) and measuring 39.31 millimetres, the blueberry was grown by senior horticulturalist Brad Hocking, as well as Jessica Scalzo and Marie-France Courtois.

The previous world record was for a 16.2g berry grown in Western Australia in 2020.

Mr Hocking said the ‘eterna’ berry variety was known for its large size, crisp texture and long shelf life.

“eterna as a variety has a really great flavour and consistently large fruit,” he said.

“When we picked this one, there were probably around 20 other berries of a similar size.”

The team was excited to be recognised with the world record and said flavour remained the top priority.

“This really is a delightful piece of fruit,” Mr Hocking said.

“While the fruit is large there’s absolutely no compromise on quality or flavour as would be expected when developing a premium variety blueberry.”

The eterna variety is part of Costa Group’s Variety Improvement Program (VIP) which licenses Costa-bred blueberry varieties in the Americas, Morocco, China, and Africa, among other regions.

The program is headquartered at Corindi and has been operating for more than 25 years.

It develops about one to two new varieties of blueberries of commercial value each year.

Costa Berries international horticulture manager George Jessett said there was a huge amount of confidence and excitement around new types of blueberries.

“We are always looking to develop new varieties that improve on the current benchmark and meet evolving customer requirements,” he said.

“We are also looking to breed varieties that are more adaptable to hotter climates, are more drought tolerant and with better resistance against pest and disease pressure.”