A third of this year's apple crop lost in recent storms

Two storms in as many weeks recently have wreaked havoc on orchards across the country and growers now say that over 30% of this year's apple crop has been lost due to weather conditions

Two storms in as many weeks recently have wreaked havoc on orchards across the country and growers now say that over 30% of this year's apple crop has been lost due to weather conditions.

Storm Ellen and Storm Francis, which hit Ireland in the last two weeks, have resulted in a large number of apples fallen from trees before being fully mature and many more trees breaking in the strong winds. James said that "it takes up to seven years for an apple tree to reach maturity so this is a big loss to my business".

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