Trudeau tours British Columbia cherry farm with scarce yields due to weather in Canada

Published 2022년 7월 19일

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Lutz Orchards in Summerland, British Columbia, as part of a summer tour, to understand the impact of weather conditions on fruit growers. The extreme weather conditions, including heat, wildfires, cold, wind, and hail, have led to a smaller than average cherry crop, about 30 to 40% lower than normal, and a delay in the harvest by approximately two weeks. The prime minister also visited the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative in Kelowna, where he learned about the sorting and packing of cherries and helped with the process. The cooperative supports around 400 producers, aiding them with packaging and export of their produce. The unpredictable weather and inflation have imposed additional stress on farmers, but they are deemed resilient and are exploring different technologies to combat the challenges.

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The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers with a lighter than normal crop. Justin Trudeau stopped at Lutz Orchards in Summerland, B.C. on Monday as he swung through the province on a summer tour across the country, meeting with workers in different occupations including farmers and growers. Trudeau asked Derek Lutz, the farm's owner, how the weather had affected yield and of cherries. “Last year was really dry so they were small?” he asked about the size of the cherries. “Yeah,” Lutz replied. “And this year was really wet so they were overly plump and split?” “That’s exactly what happened,” the farm owner said. The cherry crop is about 30 to 40 per cent lower than what it is in a normal year, and they're about two weeks behind, Lutz said in an interview. The extreme weather including heat, cold, wind and hail are "definitely concerning," he ...

Source: Nationalobserver