Just a few years ago, a number of Okanagan farmers were clambering to get away from B.C. Tree Fruits, ringing alarm bells about its shaky future.
Now the packinghouse, which includes operations in Lake Country, has regained the confidence of its growers and is on such a solid footing that it’s in the enviable position of picking and choosing who it will form bonds with.
Alan Tyabji, B.C. Tree Fruits chief executive officer, says that on Dec. 31, 2015, the organization cancelled all the pre-existing, one-year contracts held with apple growers.
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