Above-average rainfall has put a dent in the Okanagan91裸聊视频檚 cherry season, potentially making the delicious fruit a rarity as the summer season rolls along.

According to Environment Canada, compared to last year, which saw about 60 per cent of average rainfall, this year in the Okanagan-Shuswap region has seen much more precipitation.

As of June 17, rainfall levels already reached the average amount for the entire month. Since then, more rain has come, and Environment Canada anticipates more rainfall before the end of the month.

Alan Gatzke, owner of Gatzke91裸聊视频檚 Farm Market in Oyama, has more than 60 different kinds of tree fruits on his property, but said this season the cherries, in particular, are in real danger of spoiling due to weather conditions.

91裸聊视频淭he south end of the valley is in pretty tough shape,91裸聊视频� Gatzke said referring to the Okanagan91裸聊视频檚 orchards.

91裸聊视频淲inter weather patterns left a light crop on the trees. Some trees are very light, but there are fewer cherries so they are more beautifully sized, but that also increases their susceptibility to splitting,91裸聊视频� he said.

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According to Gatzke, some orchards are seeing up to 70 per cent of their cherries go to waste claiming it is unmarketable.

91裸聊视频淭here are some people with fruit stands that are picking cherries. There won91裸聊视频檛 be zero cherries out there, but people are paying more for cherries because of the cost for picking and sorting,91裸聊视频� he explained.

Gatzke said the forecast right now and over the next seven days is worrisome because the cherries are just beginning to get ripen, to the point they are very susceptible to splitting.

91裸聊视频淭his might be one of the years that things are different,91裸聊视频� Gatzke said.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 often that the north that gets more damage than the south because of the amount of rain it gets, but this year the damage is so severe in the south and it looks like this isn91裸聊视频檛 over yet and if the damage continues in the north this might be one of those years, where there are little to no cherries being exported.91裸聊视频�

Gordie Sandhu, manager of Sun City Cherries in Kelowna said he is also beginning to worry about heavy rain continuing into the weeks ahead.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e been affected by the spring frost and cold weather over the winter,91裸聊视频� said Sandhu.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e down quite a bit in volume. It91裸聊视频檚 still early for us but the guys in the South Okanagan are getting heavy slits on their early crops. We91裸聊视频檙e getting close to harvest so, any (poor weather) going on next week is going to be quite a concern. The wet weather just brings more mould.91裸聊视频�

The lack of ripe cherries is also taking a toll on helicopter pilots on the Okanagan.

According to Gatzke, there have been little to no helicopters blowing water off of crops because it is not worth the money for the little number of cherries the Orchards have.

Only time will tell if cherries will be available throughout the summer, although this week91裸聊视频檚 forecast certainly doesn91裸聊视频檛 help.

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