B.C. develops strategies for future success

The British Columbia, Canada, tree fruit industry has hired a consultant to help producers position themselves to take advantage of changing industry conditions. As a first step, consultant Bryan Kingsfield with Ference Weicker and Company Limited, Vancouver, has developed a profile of the B.C. tree fruit industry and competing industries, such as Ontario, Washington, Oregon, California, and New Zealand. British Columbia has 18,000 acres of tree fruits, of which 69 percent are apples, 15 percent cherries, 7 percent peaches, and 4 percent pears. It has 1,800 growers, of which between 400 and 500 are considered large, commercial growers. The province […]