The Fruit Growers News reported this week that Alabama peach growers are concerned about the lack of chill hours this year. You can read the article at https://fruitgrowersnews.com/news/alabama-peach-growers-hope-for-cooler-weather/. Some of the problems with the lack of chill hours are a reduction in fruit set and a longer bloom period, which could mean that at harvest growers will have to go through their orchards several times instead of just once, increasing labor costs. This has also been a problem with peach farmers in Georgia and South Carolina.
You can find current information about chill hour accumulations at https://agroclimate.org/tools/Chill-Hours-Calculator/.
