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Cranberry growers in New Brunswick are expecting smaller yields this year compared to last year.
They say their crop is the latest to suffer from the cold, wet spring.
Honey bees used to pollinate the cranberries couldn't do their job in the cold weather, said Larry Brown, owner of River Valley Cranberries in Maugerville, near Fredericton.
"Some of us growers brought in bumblebees because they're known to chug along in any weather, but it still didn't do the pollination job as well as they expected," he said.
Provincial numbers aren't in yet, but Brown is not anticipating a cranberry shortage.
There were lower yields of many fruits and vegetables this year due to the bad weather at the start of the season.
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