According to reports in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, Georgia peaches are expected to do well this year overall. There were plenty of chill hours for the early blooming varieties, although some of the later blooming varieties which need more chill hours may have been a little short this year after a warm winter without a late frost. You can read about the peaches at https://vscnews.com/georgia-peach-crop-success/. In a separate article, North Carolina is expecting a bumper crop of strawberries this year after nearly ideal weather conditions with few frost events. You can read about the strawberries at https://vscnews.com/n-c-state-specialist-bumper-crop-strawberries/. Both peach and strawberry farmers are worried about the market, however, with demand uncertain because of the coronavirus lockdown.
