Dry July weather is causing damage to the crops of British Columbia, Canada, CTV British Columbia reported on Thursday. Opinder Bhatti of O'Bhatti Farm said he expects his sweet corn will yield about 40 percent less than last year. "We have three irrigation units running 24 hours a day, but we can't keep up, because the wind and the sunshine is sucking up the moisture," Bhatti said. After hot temperatures hit in early July, Bhatti had to plow under about 70 percent of his pea and bean fields. One crop that is thriving in the Fraser Valley heat is blueberries, according to Rhonda Driediger of Driediger Farms. "The quality so far this year has been excellent, due to this wonderful weather we've been having," said Driediger. Blueberry growers across British Columbia can expect a good crop of berries, she said. About 85 to 90 million pounds could be produced in the province this growing season, she estimated.

(CTV British Columbia, July 29, 2010)

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