BC Tree Fruits, a cooperative with a storied history dating back to 1936, is writing another chapter with guaranteed prices to apple growers for the next three years. For 270 grower families, the announcement offers security for a sector that’s struggled with competitive pressures in recent years.
Right-sizing the business with surplus properties and packinghouses put $31.25 million in the coffers, allowing for debt paydown and investments in the future.
The Cooperative is expanding on a program launched in 2020 by providing minimum payment guarantees to growers on a wide range of varieties, grades and sizes of apples for the next three years.
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