In B.C.'s south Okanagan region, some wine grape growers are struggling to find buyers for their fruit, during a year many were hoping to make a solid profit after devastating crop loss in recent years.

After two years of severe winter damage , vineyards across the region produced strong yields this season.

But some farmers say a provincial program that allows wineries to import grapes from the United States is crowding the market and leaving them with grapes they can't sell.

Amarjeet Gill has nearly 100 tonnes of red wine grapes still hanging on his vines at his farm near Osoyoos, B.C., and he says finding a winery to buy his grapes has never been this difficult.

"I talk to almost 50 wineries. I call every day," Gill said.

"So many people I call to please buy my grapes, and people

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