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> On Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:30:20 PM UTC+1, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> A lot of BS. Apples are grown in both hemispheres and air frighted .
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> You really are an idiot. Have you any idea how much apples would cost in the supermarket if that were the case?

You're the idiot. He's correct.

Any Brit could hardly fail to know that over 60 % of apples sold in
the UK are imported, as they are all marked with variety name and the
country of origin. New Zealand is one of the major suppliers of the UK
apple market.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/516...ays-importing-
food-disgrace

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-19573885

"The wettest summer for 100 years has wiped out a fifth of Britain's
apple crop but with the UK still importing about two-thirds of the
apples it consumes, farmers have more than just the weather to contend
with.In fact, just two varieties - Gala (28%) and Braeburn (19%) - now
account for almost half of all sales across UK outlets, British growers
say. The supermarkets sell about 85% of the total."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...great-British-
apple-Home-grown-sales-fallen-years-supermarkets-fly-bland-imports-Now-
patriotic-fightback-underway.html

"As British-bred varieties have slumped in popularity, foreign apples
have thrived. Cox?s are in decline while Gala and Braeburn ? developed
in New Zealand ? are booming.Old varieties are losing out to new ones
that are being aggressively branded and marketed. Britain?s fourth most
popular apple, Pink Lady, is even trademarked, meaning British farmers
aren?t allowed to grow it."


Janet UK