California peach growers to pull up 420,000 trees after Del Monte collapse
TL;DR
After Del Monte Foods shut its Modesto and Hughson canneries, Central Valley peach growers will destroy about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, risking roughly $550 million in lost revenue. Up to $9 million in federal aid will help remove about 3,000 acres of orchards, reducing production by about 50,000 tons and aiming to save roughly $30 million in additional losses, while farmers pivot to other crops.
- California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses The Independent
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- California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy SFGATE
- California peach growers secure federal funds to pull trees after Del Monte bankruptcy Sacramento Bee
- California farmers to cut down 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte shutdown KTLA
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