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littlemissmartypants

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16. Peach trees are not always easy to maintain. ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 04:53 PM

Yesterday

Everything has a season... turn, turn, turn...

I found the individual owners of the purchased bankrupt company interesting upon inspection.

Unfortunately, it does appear that they are not currently in the peaches business.

Fear not, though, because many others still are.

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

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

don't look. maxsolomon Yesterday #18

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

Replacing them with other crops pfitz59 Yesterday #3

Not years, but expensive Brother Buzz Yesterday #22

for peach lovers pfitz59 Yesterday #4

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

Surprised RoseTrellis 22 hrs ago #25

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

This EuterpeThelo Yesterday #7

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

More deforesation Marthe48 Yesterday #9

Sounds like a intelligent solution to me. electric_blue68 Yesterday #19

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

Don't hold your breath blue-wave Yesterday #11

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

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

Really sad. senseandsensibility Yesterday #13

It just sounds crazy! eom Exp Yesterday #14

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

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

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

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

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #21

Why do I smell housing developers? jmowreader Yesterday #24

Same here. hunter 15 hrs ago #27

Billionaires doing good works? Not likely. travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #26