The impending closure of the 88-year-old BC Tree Fruits co-operative continues to send shock waves through the Okanagan farming community.
“Devastation,” said Amarjit Singh, a spokesperson for some BC Tree Fruits co-op members.
“When you still have more assets than liabilities, the bank hasn’t called in the loan and for the directors to make this decision. I don’t know.”
Singh says he met with a group of farmers representing 85 growers on Sunday following a BC Tree Fruits’ communication to members earlier this month that said the co-operative would wind down its operations due to “difficult market conditions.” Established in 1936, BC Tree Fruits is a grower-owned sales agency responsible for marketing fruit produced
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