Expect squash, carrots and potatoes to be a bit smaller at New Brunswick farm markets this fall. A summer of drought is the reason.
Some crops also had a short season and some were delayed, says farmer
Rhythm Rathi · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 12, 2025 9:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Some vegetables in New Brunswick this season are smaller due to drought. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
Expect squash, carrots and potatoes to be a bit smaller at New Brunswick farm markets this fall.
Craig Lewis sets up his shop at the Moncton farmers’ market, where he buys and sells local produce from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia farmers.
He said the dry summer season has significantly impacted his farmers and their produce.
“It’s probably about a 50 per cent loss right across the board,” he said Saturday.
He said the drought might not wipe out a field, but if squash are four pounds instead of six, that will show up on the bottom line.
A map made by the Canadian Drought Monitor shows the severity of the drought. (Canadian Drought Monitor)
According to the latest data from the Canadian Drought Monitor, which includes information as of Sept. 30, parts of eastern New Brunswick received less than 40 per cent of the normal rainfall, while much of the province recorded precipitation below 60 per cent this year.
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