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B.C. fruit industry woes

September 2, 2009, Kelowna, BC – As the fruit growing industry
struggles to cope with a changing reality, those behind the scenes have
found themselves at an impasse.

September 2, 2009, Kelowna, BC – As the fruit growing industry struggles to cope with a changing reality, those behind the scenes have found themselves at an impasse.

Mounting pressures stemming from a slumping economy and increasingly competitive industry led the Okanagan Tree Fruit Co-operative to offer its fruit packers a revised contract that could have taken effect by tonight when the current contract will expire.

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