Here are the latest news highlights on California peach tree removal.
The USDA announced up to $9 million to fund the removal of about 420,000 clingstone peach trees across roughly 3,000 acres in California, aimed at helping growers after Del Monte Foods closed its Modesto cannery and canceled long-term contracts. This relief is intended to reduce potential losses for the 2026 harvest. [Sources: FreshPlaza, SacBee, USDA-related reporting]
News outlets note that the Del Monte cannery closures and contract cancellations left many California peach growers without a buyer for a large portion of their crop, precipitating the tree-removal program as a path to stabilize the market. [Sources: CBS Sacramento, SacBee, FreshPlaza]
Industry coverage emphasizes that removing up to about 420,000 trees corresponds to around 3,000 acres and could mitigate tens of millions in potential losses by shifting growers to alternative crops or markets. [Sources: FreshPlaza, SacBee, Ground News]
Some reports mention that the relief package follows a broader context of Del Monte’s bankruptcy and its impact on California’s peach production, particularly in the Central Valley’s Modesto/Hughson area. [Sources: Azat TV summary, Ground News, SacBee]
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Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted their request for aid and will make up…
www.freshplaza.comCalifornia farmers are weighing california peach tree removal across about 3,000 acres, or about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, after Del Monte closed its canneries and ended long-term supply contracts. The change leaves growers deciding whether to clear orchards that took years to build and may no…
www.el-balad.comCalifornia farmers are preparing to destroy an estimated 420,000 peach trees after the collapse of a major fruit processor left growers across the Central Valley without buyers for tens of thousands of tons of fruit. The closure of Del Monte Foods’ canneries in Modesto and Hughson in April devastated many multi-generational farms that relied on [...]
ground.newsUSDA will provide up to $9M to remove over 400K clingstone peach trees in California, helping growers after Del Monte’s cannery closure.
fruitgrowersnews.comCentral Valley peach growers lost contracts for roughly 50,000 tons of cling peaches in the fallout from the Del Monte Food bankruptcy.
www.sacbee.comErin Keller Thursday 07 May 2026 17:57 BST
www.independent.co.ukThey had trees with peaches but no place to send them. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved funds to subsidize tree removal.
amp.sacbee.comPeach growers in Northern California have been forced to scale back production this year after Del Monte Foods announced it was closing its cannery down south in Modesto.
www.cbsnews.comCalifornia growers are set to destroy 420,000 peach trees following a federal relief package aimed at mitigating a $550 million industry collapse.
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