Taking out #orchards is part of a normal cycle of removal and replacement when people grow #apples. However it seems that UK growers have cancelled most of their tree orders for new orchards, and are removing orchards at a quicker pace. This is matched across horticulture, as can be seem with the #tomato and #peppers shortages.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/kent-apple-farmers-forced-dig-151256792.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIYPIDwV1ruT36nTX3cFmp4v-F-qE811zR41tQp9OS7sPJxwJGPk19FkXNghCW_Vrdbx-efT0th3TrFO92zgj4LQ6hhELGnyGKxT-4TD5xMayntNF9ywm0e11nLAHTpZA3lCpUT_rlTTA7SQfCpmcuYqJcNWw6Tam6fJfKAjrPu0