Apple and pear industry on 'knife edge'

The future of apple and pear growing in the UK is ‘on a knife edge’ after it emerged that more than a third of planned orders for trees have been cancelled.

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Apple and pear industry on 'knife edge'

The future of apple and pear growing in the UK is on a knife edge after it emerged that more than a third of planned orders for trees have been cancelled. A survey of British Apples & Pears Limited...

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