California drought pushes local food prices higher
Continued drought affecting California`s productive Central Valley could push the prices of some fruits and vegetables in B.C. grocery stores up 34 per cent this year, according to a new study commissioned by Vancity.
B.C. farmers are poorly positioned to pick up the slack should major price shocks and limited supply disrupt our access to many popular fruits and vegetables, according to the author, Brent Mansfield of the University of B.C.`s faculty of land and food systems
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