Umbiko wakamuva we-United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) ubonisa ukuthi isamba sendawo yokugcina izitshalo, izinto ezintsha (lawo mazambane ahloselwe ukusetshenziswa etafuleni), ukubamba amazambane ahlelelwe ukucutshungulwa, kanye neqoqo lembewu konke kungaphezu kwesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu. .
Mayelana nengqikithi yokugcina amazambane aseCanada agcinwe ngoDisemba 1, 2021, akhuphuke ngo-19% ngaphezu kwesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu.
“Zonke izifundazwe ngaphandle kwe-Alberta kanye neBritish Columbia zibike ukuthi lenyukile inani lamazambane agciniwe uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka edlule. Izimo ezinhle zokuvuna zivumele u-99% wezitshalo ukuthi zigcinwe kulo nyaka,” kusho umbiko we-UPGC.
I-Fresh Holdings (lawo mazambane ahloselwe ukusetshenziswa etafuleni) eCanada ngoDisemba 1, 2021, angama-44% ngaphezu kwesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu.
“I-Eastern Canada inokwenyuka okukhulu kakhulu, ikakhulukazi i-PEI ne-NB, ngemuva kokuthola inkathi enhle yokukhula uma kuqhathaniswa nezimo zesomiso ngonyaka odlule. IQuebec kanye ne-Ontario nazo zabhekana nezimo ezinhle zokukhula. IManitoba yisona sodwa isifundazwe esikhombise ukwehla kancane ngo-4%,” kwengeza ongoti be-UPGC.
Futhi, ukubanjwa kwamazambane okumiselwe processing zikhuphuke ngo-15% noma amathani angu-375,000 ngaphezu kwesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu ngoDisemba 1, 2021. Zonke izifundazwe ngaphandle kwe-Alberta zibika ukwanda kwamazambane azo atholakalayo ukuze acutshungulwe.
"Ukwenyuka kuzonciphisa inkinga yokuthi izitshalo ezicubungulayo kumele zingenise amazambane eMpumalanga Canada, njengaseminyakeni edlule, kodwa zisazodinga ukungeniswa kwamanye amazwe eNtshonalanga Canada ukuze kugcinwe izimboni zazo ezinwetshiwe zisebenza ngokugcwele. I-Ontario ibika ukwanda okukhulu kokucubungula amasheya ngo-28% ngaphezu kwezilinganiso zeminyaka emithathu. Amasheya abo okucubungula cishe ahloselwe imboni yama-chip ebone ukwanda kwenani lezinkontileka ngenxa yokukhula kwesidingo,” kusho abamele inhlangano.
Okokugcina, kodwa okungenani, inani lembewu langomhla lu-1 kuZibandlela wezi-2021, lingamathani angu-505,000, okungamaphesenti angu-2 ngaphezu kwamazinga amaphakathi eminyaka emithathu.
“I-PEI, emele u-33% wamahektha agunyazwe imbewu eCanada, yehle ngo-24%. I-Alberta eqinisekisa u-22% wamahektare embewu e-Canada, inesitoko esikhulu sembewu esandleni esingamathani ayi-180,000, okungama-6% ngaphezu kwesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu. Amazambane amasha eBrunswick naseQuebec okuhloswe ukuthi asetshenziswe njengembewu akhuphuke ngo-15% ngaphezu kwesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu,” kuphetha ochwepheshe.