Eastern Canadian peat harvest down

The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA), announced that harvest "has been very difficult this year in the East with only 15 to 30 percent of historically targeted requirements having been met." Current conditions are so restricting that the harvest season is effectively completed.
 

Continuous and heavy rainfall conditions throughout Eastern Canadian peat harvest regions have impacted the ability of the industry to harvest expected volumes. The areas hardest hit are the provinces of New Brunswick and Québec. These areas account for 60 to 70 percent of all of Canada’s peat production. The outcome is that overall the industry is facing one of its poorest peat harvest seasons.

In Western Canada weather conditions have been better and harvest is continuing in some locations. However potential area of harvest represents approximately 30 to 40 percent of the total Canadian production.