California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts

[Guno צְבִי]

For many warm weather fruit lovers, the prospect of unlimited ripe and rosy peaches is mouth-watering. For Central California farmers, it’s more of a waking nightmare.

To make ends meet, these farmers are now weighing whether to destroy about 3,000 acres, or about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, following the closure of Del Monte Foods canneries earlier this year. With the shuttering of the Modesto Del Monte plant, which processed between 30% and 35% of the state’s cling peaches, the peach farmers are now left with a glut of fruit—and no one to sell it to. Now farmers are left with little choice but to uproot these trees and pivot to different crops to recoup losses.

California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts

One Del Monte canning facility processed 30% of the state’s cling peaches, and its closure left growers with a glut of crops with no one to process them.

finance.yahoo.com

 

[Ichabod Stain]

sounds gay.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

Del Monte bankruptcy prompts massive peach tree removal in California​

The move comes after the Department of Agriculture approved up to $9 million in federal relief funding to help California farmers remove about 3,000 acres of peach orchards ahead of the 2026 harvest season, according to a release from Sen. Adam Schiff and California lawmakers.

The emergency aid comes after the closure of Del Monte processing facilities in two California towns, Modesto and Hughson

Del Monte bankruptcy prompts massive peach tree removal in California

California peach growers will remove 420,000 trees after Del Monte closures, with USDA approving up to $9 million in relief aid.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Moosakofsky]

For many warm weather fruit lovers, the prospect of unlimited ripe and rosy peaches is mouth-watering. For Central California farmers, it’s more of a waking nightmare.

To make ends meet, these farmers are now weighing whether to destroy about 3,000 acres, or about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, following the closure of Del Monte Foods canneries earlier this year. With the shuttering of the Modesto Del Monte plant, which processed between 30% and 35% of the state’s cling peaches, the peach farmers are now left with a glut of fruit—and no one to sell it to. Now farmers are left with little choice but to uproot these trees and pivot to different crops to recoup losses.

California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts

One Del Monte canning facility processed 30% of the state’s cling peaches, and its closure left growers with a glut of crops with no one to process them.

finance.yahoo.com

ok

 

[T. A. Gardner]

So, what caused Del Monte to close this plant?

 

[Hawkeye10]

Back when I was listening to VDH he talked extensively about how California is destroying the ag industry on purpose, claiming that it is not a good use of water.

 

[Hawkeye10]

So, what caused Del Monte to close this plant?

Or selling it to someone who wants it.

The answer is surely some combo of political and banker pressure.

 

[Matt Dillon]

Plenty of peach trees in N. Florida and GA.
CA is just fucked.

 

[Grokmaster]

For many warm weather fruit lovers, the prospect of unlimited ripe and rosy peaches is mouth-watering. For Central California farmers, it’s more of a waking nightmare.

To make ends meet, these farmers are now weighing whether to destroy about 3,000 acres, or about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, following the closure of Del Monte Foods canneries earlier this year. With the shuttering of the Modesto Del Monte plant, which processed between 30% and 35% of the state’s cling peaches, the peach farmers are now left with a glut of fruit—and no one to sell it to. Now farmers are left with little choice but to uproot these trees and pivot to different crops to recoup losses.

California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts

One Del Monte canning facility processed 30% of the state’s cling peaches, and its closure left growers with a glut of crops with no one to process them.

finance.yahoo.com

Why do they have to destroy the trees ?? How moronic.