We're hoping they'll rejuvenate the pear market.

While I slept you stood in the
colorful night market
with pyramids of bright
fruit piled high

Where those who loved you,
rushing back to their intimate stalls,
held out pears that had been
dreamed for you

And would the dream pear not
come gladly
once it knew this was you
wanting to take it in?

The dream pear chose reality,
wanting your mouth as I did -

Honestly, it was happy to be bitten.

The EU last year was a bloodbath for all fruit.

At this time of year, growers focus only on one thing: getting their fruit off the trees in good condition for export markets.

This could have a downward impact on the final export figures.

There's so much debt got drawn up from last year's bad returns, another year like that is going to make it difficult for a significant chunk of the industry to survive.