Fruit farmers grow and market fruit for profit. They own their orchards and vineyards. Fruit farmers generally specialize in one kind of fruit depending on the region in which they live. Pears, peaches, berries, and melons are other important crops. Fruit farmers also grow nuts, like pecans and walnuts, and grapes for eating or for making wine. Fruit farming is
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European Union institutions and national governments are scrambling to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for European farming, vowing that food supplies will not be affected. Procedures for accessing the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies are being relaxed and funds are being pumped into the sector to keep farmers and businesses afloat. Meanwhile, farming associations have sounded the
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