Canada: 4-18 feet of water on Ontario's major vegetable-growing regions
He says they’ve been coping with high water levels on the lake all year – and every time they drain some off it rains and brings those levels back up again. Reaume says those growers are done – they won’t be harvesting any crops this year.
But he says since farmers are price-takers, and not price-makers, consumers will likely see imports take up the slack and there won’t be any significant price difference at the retail level. Reaume says what’s needed now is a full re-evaluation of the dyke system and how water is kept off the farmland in the Marsh.
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