Bc Fruit

• Okanagan fruit growers raise concerns over mislabeled stone fruit on local shelves

  Fruit this year should be in short supply following a difficult growing season, but some fruit stand shelves are full.

  Environment

  Jul 2, 2024
  
• Mislabeled fruit concerns: ‘Grown in B.C.’ may not be true, association warns

  B.C.'s tree fruit industry is warning B.C. consumers that some of the products on grocery store shelves, labelled as 'Grown in B.C.', could actually be from somewhere else.

  Economy

  Jun 28, 2024
  
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• New B.C. program aims to help farmers adapt to climate change

  The B.C. government has launched a new program called Perennial Crop Renewal to help farmers grapple with the challenges of climate change.

  Environment

  May 1, 2023
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• More B.C. cherries headed to South Korean market

  B.C. growers and industry partners 'cannot wait to see cherries branded with the maple leaf in stores across South Korea,' Sukpaul Bal said.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2022
• $700K federal investment announced for B.C.’s fruit industry

  The aim is to fund four projects that will ‘help growers become more competitive’ and help increase sales in export markets.

  Economy

  Jun 2, 2022
• Okanagan facing shortage of agricultural workers

  'This year because of COVID-19, less flights and the visa restrictions, we're probably going to see a (worker) decline of around 30 per cent.'

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2020
• U.S. fruit producers likely won’t start dumping produce on Canada amid China tariffs: B.C. growers

  B.C. produces one of the country's biggest fruit harvests.

  Apr 3, 2018