An orchard in Summerland, B.C. suffered catastrophic damage this winter during an extreme cold snap that resulted in a complete loss of the Okanagan peach crop in 2024.
With little to no stone fruit crops like peaches, apricots and cherries many Okanagan farmers are pivoting to more hardy fruit and vegetable crops in an attempt to salvage the growing season.This orchard in Summerland, B.C., is one of many that suffered catastrophic damage this winter due to an extreme cold snap that resulted in the complete loss of this year's Okanagan peach crop.
Deol's mature peach trees were capable of producing softball-sized fruit — so large that in 2016 the previous owner of the orchard Sukhdeep Brar with the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association says he is fielding calls from farmers who are under financial stress after devastating tree-fruit crop losses. Fruit sellers are trucking in peaches from the U.S. this summer as there are no Okanagan-grown peaches available to line market shelves.
The lost stone-fruit crop this year is also a concern for fruit and vegetable market operators, who depend on B.C.-grown cherries, peaches and apricots to bring in customers.
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