Growing with growers since 1946
  • September 2012 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert
  • The clubs of Quebec

    Apple growers in this Canadian province are tightly organized.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Apple growers in Canada’s Quebec Province march to the beat of a different drummer. They are much more tightly organized than are growers in the United States. At the provincial level, all apple growers must be members of the Federation of Apple Growers of Quebec (see “Apple growers union gives market power to Quebec growers”), which bargains with buyers and establishes minimum prices. At the local level, they are organized into eight clubs of 20 to […]

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