The recent snow did not create major issues for the Okanagan apple production, says B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association general manager Glenn Lucas. There shouldn't have been many apples left on the trees by the time the snow hit.
“Our biggest apple varieties are Gala and Ambrosia and they were either almost done, or all done, harvesting so not too much impact there,” Lucas told Vernon Matters.
“For some late varieties, like Pink Lady or Fuji, there could be some impact there, but we don’t grow large volumes of those.”
Lucas stated that 90 per cent of the apples grown in the North Okanagan should have already been harvested earlier this year.
“There’s a few late season varieties that might have been impacted somewhat, but people were really hustling at the end to try and get those late season varieties off as well,” he noted, explaining that fruit lost due to the snow would make up less than a per cent of the total annual production from the region.
Source: PAnow