Kent apple growers say rising costs mean they can no longer afford to continue growing the fruit.
Orchards are being dug up across the Garden of England as growing the fruit is no longer financially viableApple farmers in Kent are digging up their orchards in the face of stagnant returns on the fruit.
He said the UK's food security was "increasingly under threat" as orchards disappear and future buyers will need foreign importers.Apples are being left to rot in the fields while issues with shortages,Input prices - which include picking, energy, haulage and packaging - have risen 23%, while the amount supermarkets pay growers for their produce has increased 0.8% year-on-year, BAPL said.
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