In article , ZeroZero.98f3236
@gardenbanter.co.uk says...

I presume that they know a thing or two

These days the packaging on seeds is less than honest - everything is
wonderful heavy cropping with fantastic flavour and quality

err.. the reality is different..

As farmers grow for supermarkets i presume they grwo the best varities -
at least in terms of crop and disease resistance

and, in terms of tough thick skins to withstand mechanical harvesting
and long distance transport to point of sale. To farmers tender flesh is a
disadvantage not a virtue; so are lumpy shapes or uneven ripening rates.
Commercial producers seek a uniform growth pattern for tending/picking by
machine, which will all be ripe at the same time.

Janet