As promised, here are some recent stories about peaches from the Southeast and other production areas of the country. The peach harvest in Georgia was hit very hard this year, but other areas also were badly affected by weather.
WABE: Georgia peach crop decimated by bad weather, warming climate
Georgia Farm Bureau: Significant decline in this year’s peach crop (video with transcript)
CNN: More than 90% of the Peach State’s peaches were lost this year after extreme winter weather
WYFF: Bad news for this year’s peach crop in SC, Georgia thanks to weather
CBS News Boston: No peach crop this year, Massachusetts farm says
Big Rapids News: Peaches are a minor part of Georgia’s economy, but they’re central to its mythology
