British Apple Consortium was founded to be a platform in which we can inform the public of the need for British apple varieties and support for UK based apple growers.

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The apple industry is in the middle of a crisis. Cheap imports dominate the British apple market, resulting in a steady decline in growers and orchards. A campaigner from the environmental group Sustain stated that "the UK produces delicious quality apples, but we desperately need to support our horticulture industry. "

 

Britain's convenience stores and supermarkets sell 80% of the country's apples. Only 38% of the apples sold in Tesco and Asda were British, while convenience stores scored lower, with 27%. 

 

Britain now imports more than 70% of its apples; some brought from as far away as Chile and China. Apple production overseas has prioritised bulk over quality, and supermarket-led economies have encouraged the British apple industry to follow suit. More than 2,000 apple varieties exist in Britain, but only 30 are grown commercially. 

 

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