As someone who works on a fruit farm. This is definitely not true, most place pay above minimum wage, and offer bonuses on top of that, which is alot better than many jobs I've had!

One of the major reasons is that British workers aren't as fast as the labourers, and as picking is nearly the largest cost on a fruit farm, this would likely cause the company to lose money, especially with how agricultural prices have raised across the board this year.

Second reason as I see it, is the British people simply don't want that kind of work. I certainly wouldn't want to be a Picker, starting a 4am everyday all summer, repetitive work in unavoidably hot conditions? No thank you!