Nova Scotia growers urged to take closer look at cranberries for new market opportunities

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Province's ag minister said he's 'excited' about the crop's potential Nova Scotia's Minister of Agriculture wants the province's growers to take a closer look at cranberries. "We should always be looking for new opportunities," Guy Brown told delegates at the third annual Hort Congress. "One area that I am excited about is the potential for cranberry production. This is an area that I think we should look at carefully." The province ranks a distant second in Canadian cranberry production, according to a 1995 Stats Canada report, B.C.. led the way with 3,700 acres cultivated and 26,821 tons of berries harvested. In Nova Scotia, 50 acres were cultivated with 226 tons of berries harvested.