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Recent peach stories from the Southeast and beyond

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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

Source: Lucien Monfils via Commons Wikimedia
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