Floods in Western Australia cause grape growers multimillion dollar losses
Hundreds of tonnes of wine and table grapes were wiped out after the Swan River burst its banks, drowning vines and infrastructure.
Grape Growers Association of WA president, Darryl Trease, said he expected losses across the region to run into the tens of millions of dollars.
Mr Trease said he was “gutted” yesterday after his entire crop in Herne Hill, due to be harvested next week, was ruined. The floods were so bad some residents were using kayaks to get around.
“Anything that has gone under the flood has gone,” he said. “If the water hasn’t touched it, it will still rot with the humidity.
“Every grower who is growing grapes would have been affected in one way or another.”
“I'd call this the 100 year flood ... which we probably won't see again in our lifetime,” Vineyard owner Eric Lembo said.
source: thewest.com.au
