AgriRecovery Initiative will help producers recover from 2023 losses
New Brunswick potato producers who endured extraordinary costs due to excessive moisture during last year’s growing season will be able to access financial assistance starting this November.
The 2023 Canada-New Brunswick Potato AgriRecovery Initiative will compensate eligible potato producers for the extraordinary costs incurred to grow, harvest, store or dispose of last year’s potato crop.
“The summer of 2023 was one of the wettest summers on recent record and the financial impact on New Brunswick potato growers was significant,” said Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson. “The new AgriRecovery initiative for potato growers will provide much-needed help. This is an important response to what the industry has asked for and a critical step in ensuring the sector is able to remain resilient.”
AgriRecovery is a disaster relief framework to help agricultural producers with the extraordinary costs of recovering from disasters. Its initiatives are cost-shared – 60 per cent federally and 40 per cent provincially/territorially – as outlined under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
“Potato farmers in New Brunswick work tirelessly to produce their crops, but excessive moisture last year had a direct impact on their operations,” said federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “This joint AgriRecovery initiative will provide targeted support to the sector, helping farmers get back on their feet so they can keep producing the top-quality products they’re known for.”
The program will offer up to $25 million in funding provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries through the AgriRecovery Framework.
