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

Thu May 7, 2026, 02:13 PM

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California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses [View all] highplainsdem 10 hrs ago OP

I had better not see imported canned peaches on store shelves. Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #1

don't look. maxsolomon 6 hrs ago #18

Replacing them with other crops pfitz59 9 hrs ago #3

Not years, but expensive Brother Buzz 6 hrs ago #22

for peach lovers pfitz59 9 hrs ago #4

Is that offer due to water? Teacher of the Year 9 hrs ago #6

This EuterpeThelo 8 hrs ago #7

$550 million in revenue is a massive amount of peaches lostnfound 8 hrs ago #8

More deforesation Marthe48 7 hrs ago #9

Sounds like a intelligent solution to me. electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #19

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

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

Really sad. senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago #13

It just sounds crazy! eom Exp 7 hrs ago #14

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

I need somebody to explain why we would pay Buddyzbuddy 6 hrs ago #17

The loss of nearly half a million tress! That gets me. electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #20

Kick dalton99a 6 hrs ago #21

Why do I smell housing developers? jmowreader 5 hrs ago #24