B.C. fruit production takes a hit from climate and market challenges
B.C. fruit production takes a hit from climate and market challenges
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B.C. fruit production takes a hit from climate and market challenges
In B.C., grapes and blueberries took the biggest hits as extreme heat and cold impacted crops.
Canada’s fruit production fell 8.1 per cent last year as dry conditions and swings in temperature across the country’s west drove reduced yields, new data from Statistics Canada shows.
In British Columbia, grapes and blueberries took the biggest hits as extreme heat and cold impacted crops.
Canada’s fruit production fell 8.1 per cent last year as dry conditions and swings in temperature across the country’s west drove reduced yields, new data from Statistics Canada shows.