California farmers to cut down 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte shutdown

California 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 […]California 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 […]