"Catastrophic" crop losses predicted for BC’s wine industry

A new report says B.C.’s wine industry will have a catastrophic drop in production this year, with orchards possibly experiencing up to 99 per cent crop loss.

In B.C.’s Southern Interior — which includes the wine-rich Okanagan Valley, home to 86 per cent of the province’s vineyard acreage — a polar vortex in mid-January saw temperatures suddenly plunge in some areas.

As a result, the fruit industry across the Southern Interior had widespread crop damage, with orchardists telling Global News that trees and plants had no time to develop their necessary winter hardiness.

Taya Fast reports on how this cold snap will be felt for years to come.

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