Canada: British Columbian apple growers demand a seat at the table as premier announces farm support

Published 2024년 8월 13일

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British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a series of measures to support fruit growers following the sudden shutdown of BC Tree Fruits Co-operative. The measures include increasing compensation from the AgriStability program to cover up to 90% of losses and doubling the cap for farmers across the province. The government is also establishing a more proactive program to provide funding for tree-fruit farmers to build resiliency against extreme weather. Additionally, the government is offering supports to adversely affected workers in the tree-fruit sector and is considering purchasing the co-op's assets to preserve them for farmers. Eby has also urged the federal government to match the provincial funding and addressed the issue of subsidized Washington apples undercutting BC growers.

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Premier David Eby is announcing support for fruit growers following BC Tree Fruits' sudden shutdown. Just hours before the Penticton press conference on Aug. 13, the co-operative officially filed for bankruptcy and creditor protection. Eby announced several supports for farmers, including increasing the compensation from the province's AgriStability program to compensate for up to 90 per cent of losses with doubled the cap for farmers across B.C., and a more proactive program to provide funding specifically for tree-fruit farmers to build resiliency against future extreme weather. Those programs, and the press conference itself, have been in cooperation with representatives from various associations such as the BC Fruit Growers Association and the BC Cherry Growers Association as part of the emergency task force the government set up to deal with BC Tree Fruits' closure. Following the press conference, dozens of the farmers that attended gathered around Eby as they called for ...

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