Cooler season good for apple growers in th바카라사이트e United States, but tha카지노 사이트t’s not where they should be, as a drought in the region continues.
„The fact that there’s no apple crop and that the wind can’t even blow a little bit means that it will be a dry season, which makes it harder for apple growers to sell their fruits that they’re 더킹카지노growing into the market,“ said Steve Bellone, chairman of the State Apple Producers Association in the state.
In Georgia alone, more than 200,000 fruit trees and crops could be cut down. About 80 percent of the state’s population of 2.7 million are not making enough money.
For growers like Steve Bellone, the cold winter means less food, and more work. The cold winter can be devastating to farmers like Steve Bellone, who said he loses $150,000 every year on apples. „It’s a tough one,“ Bellone said, explaining that one of his customers was unable to sell his harvest because he would be too cold. The apple growers also lose money on insurance for trees, as well as labor to grow the fruit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the nation’s apple crop will shrink by 7 percent in a matter of months if conditions remain this dry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the nation’s apple crop will shrink by 7 percent in a matter of months if conditions remain this dry. Photo: AP
Some farms, such as Bellone’s, have made it through the cold winter without much damage, he said. Others, however, have not.
„I’m just trying to save as much as I can for when I can sell them.“
Apple growers are hoping that, with the storm weakening, things should quickly improve for them. But Bellone said he doesn’t want any of his customers to be in the dark.
„They’ve been waiting for me to come back so they could sell,“ said Bellone, who is also president and CEO of a Georgia-based fruit supplier called The Fruit Guy. The Fruit Guy provides apples to local grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers markets.
The fruit company is currently in the process of buying a nearby commercial apple grower to cut off its supply line and start a new apple grower, he said.
Another option available to growers is to plant their own trees with no risk of getting into trouble with the USDA. The USDA is offering a $25,000 reward for information about growers who are plantin