Lack of workers so dire that some producers have been forced to leave trees unpicked or appeal for inexperienced labour
PENTICTON, B.C. — In the topsy-turvy era of COVID-19, some in the British Columbia fruit industry actually welcomed a lighter-than-usual cherry crop this summer because there weren’t enough people to help with the harvest. “If we would have had a normal cherry crop, we would have been sunk,” said Glen Lucas, general manager of the […] Read moreStories by Joe Fries
B.C. cherries take a hit as weather turns on producers
The apple harvest is just starting but appears to be in better shape than other crops; producers face lower yields but stronger prices
SUMMERLAND, B.C. — Don’t complain to Steve Brown about the price of apples in grocery stores. Brown said people often see the fruit going for upwards of $2 a pound and assume he has a gold mine in the 12 acres of apples on his orchard in Summerland, B.C. But that’s a long way from […] Read more
