Destructive Strawberry Virus In Nova Scotia Prompts US Imports
June 24, 2013 | 1 min to read
Canada's second-largest grocery store chain says it's had no choice but to import American strawberries after a destructive virus damaged 40 per cent of Nova Scotia's crop this year.
Sobeys took out a half-page advertisement in the newspaper on Thursday. It said it was trying but not having much luck keeping up with the demand for locally-grown strawberries.
"Growing conditions have been a real challenge for Maritime strawberry farmers and are local supply has been greatly impacted," the advertisement reads.
"To meet demand we have imported strawberries and will offer locally-grown berries wherever possible."
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