Fruit growers in B.C. are scrambling and provincial politicians are hounding the government to provide immediate assistance following the collapse of the BC Tree Fruits co-op.
The B.C. tree fruit farmers are working with the province looking for a solution to the collapse of their cooperative. Deep Brar, the Vice President of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association says they need help immediately or this year's crop will be lost.
With its closure, farmers are scrambling to find help, and politicians at the provincial level are hounding the government to provide immediate assistance.On Thursday, the BC Fruit Growers Association said it met with the premier’s staff and the agriculture minister to discuss their challenges.The association called the meeting productive, but said without immediate assistance there will be no provincial tree fruit industry to save.
The BC United Party has called for an independent audit of BC Tree Fruits and suggested freezing the cooperative’s assets through this fruit-growing season to prevent liquidation. He continued, ” These are highly technologically advanced facilities that are now going to disappear, putting farmers in a position where many will lose their farms.
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