British apple and pear orchards are set to shrink
British apple and pear orchards are set to shrink as growers have cancelled 150,000 new tree orders this season. The reason for this is that prices offered by supermarkets have failed to match the rising cost of production. A survey of British Apple and Pear (BAPL) members, which represents 80 per cent of all British apple and pear growers, found a major retreat in future orchards, with the
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