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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

May 7

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 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