Why are we surprised.

Telegraph 3 April... 'Unless the British farming industry fills the 90,000 fruit- and vegetable-picking jobs currently required, a scarcity of fresh vegetables and fruit may be a reality as produce is left to rot in the fields.

“In recent years as much as 98 per cent of seasonal workers have come from eastern European countries, like Bulgaria and Romania,” says Nick Marston, chairman of British Summer Fruits, which this year is launching an initiative to encourage more people to apply for seasonal picking jobs.'