What Have They Done With Fuji Apples?

What has been done to them? - Where have they gone?

The matte finish Fuji, for several decades, was the most outstanding apple: sweet, luscious, crisp and flavoursome.

Then, onto the market, there came a different sort of Fuji with a shiny skin which was decidedly inferior - and today I never see Fujis on sale of either type in or around Sheffield or other localities..

They were often a lot more expensive than the rather overrated Pink Lady.

Today, I have to go to Spain to find them in local markets and even there, the shiny finish ones can often outnumber the matte.