While fruit growers in the Okanagan Valley have seen plenty of cherries on their trees, the prices are low.

“The growing conditions this year have been phenomenal,” said Adrian Arts, executive director of the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association. “We’ve had the best cherry season on record.”

He added that the peach crop has also been strong. This is a change from 2024, when a cold snap in January destroyed fruit and grape crops in much of the province.

The apple harvest this year is variable, Arts said.

However, despite a bumper crop, fruit growers are struggling with low prices.

Arts said part of the reason for the low cost has been the result of a tariff war between the United States and China.

He said China has imposed massive tariffs on American cherries, and as a result, the United S

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