2007-09-19 03:05:15 · 6 answers · asked by bonshui 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Because they are paying the New Zealand growers lousy money. Added to which those apples have done hundreds of air miles, are probably packed in loads of plastic and cardboard. Don't start me on unnecessary packaging - that really gets my goat, along with food miles.
Get back to your local greengrocer who sells local produce. We have some of the best apple varieties here in the UK - rediscover them!!!
2007-09-19 03:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same way that they can fly a person from New Zealand to the UK and pay him less than what a person already in the UK would earn for the same job. New Zealand probably growns more apples than the UK does, making the cost per apple lower. If the difference is even a penny per apple, then, for a million apples, the difference is ten thousand British pounds! That easily covers the cost of freight.
2007-09-19 03:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
New Zealand has a better fruit crop which makes their apples cheaper to buy for Tesco.
Home-grown apples are more expensive.
2007-09-19 03:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by jennifer484 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of the main effective supermarkets sell them they're often interior the frozen cakes section. they seem only like a sizeable sausage roll approximately 3 or 4 inches for the duration of and the dimensions. The filling is a combination of fruit interior the apple strudel it is apples:) and sultanas. you additionally can get apricot strudels.
2016-12-17 05:05:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slavery?
2007-09-19 03:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by Chatty82 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Tax on Aviation fuel
2007-09-19 03:08:25 · answer #6 · answered by Alan S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋