BC orchardists are hoping a meeting with the provincial Agriculture Minister Steve Thompson will translate into financial assistance.
Apple prices are so low most growers can't break even let alone make a profit.
BC Fruit Growers' Association president Joe Sardinha says at their meeting Wednesday in Victoria they requested $10,000,000 in emergency relief through the Argi-Recovery Program.
Sardinha says, "They (growers) don't have the resources to grow the coming year's crop and that sets up a disastrous situation. A lot of growers are at the end of their rope."
"We also outlined to the minister that the so-called programs like Agri-Stability, even the interim advance on Agri-Stability isn't going to be enough to assist growers with the coming year's expenses and the financial predicament."
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