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lostnfound

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8. $550 million in revenue is a massive amount of peaches

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 03:48 PM

May 7

Farms get only a small fraction of end food purchase price. If this is a water shortage problem, I will feel better about it. But if it is just a loss of food production capability for stupid reasons, it’s a tragedy.

(I bet there’s a lot of white peaches in there too, and i love white peaches.)

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California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses [View all] highplainsdem May 7 OP

I had better not see imported canned peaches on store shelves. Diamond_Dog May 7 #1

don't look. maxsolomon May 7 #18

I grew up in the Central Valley.............this is really sad I really like DeL Monte fruits and vegetables.......... turbinetree May 7 #2

Replacing them with other crops pfitz59 May 7 #3

Not years, but expensive Brother Buzz May 7 #22

for peach lovers pfitz59 May 7 #4

" up to $9 million in federal aid to remove up to 420,000" productive trees Norrrm May 7 #5

Surprised RoseTrellis Friday #25

Is that offer due to water? Teacher of the Year May 7 #6

This EuterpeThelo May 7 #7

$550 million in revenue is a massive amount of peaches lostnfound May 7 #8

More deforesation Marthe48 May 7 #9

Sounds like a intelligent solution to me. electric_blue68 May 7 #19

Del Monte, the 139-year-old ... Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The old CASH out and pay no one. Bastids dave99 May 7 #10

Don't hold your breath blue-wave May 7 #11

"Billionaires step in to save" is not part of any true statement in English. nt hvn_nbr_2 May 7 #15

I wish I lived in a world where your suggestion was law. NNadir May 7 #12

Really sad. senseandsensibility May 7 #13

It just sounds crazy! eom Exp May 7 #14

Peach trees are not always easy to maintain. ... littlemissmartypants May 7 #16

I need somebody to explain why we would pay Buddyzbuddy May 7 #17

I agree, for all their anti govt talk they totally rely on the govt JI7 May 7 #23

The loss of nearly half a million tress! That gets me. electric_blue68 May 7 #20

Kick dalton99a May 7 #21

Why do I smell housing developers? jmowreader May 7 #24

Same here. hunter Friday #27

Billionaires doing good works? Not likely. travelingthrulife Friday #26