Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

Peach farmers remove more trees

Cling peach farmers have removed more than 1,400 acres of trees from production this winter. That is part of an effort by farmers to bring supply and demand for cling peaches into balance. Cling peaches are mainly used for canning, and oversupply has been a drag on farmer earnings. The removal brings the bearing acreage of cling peaches in California to about 23,000. That's the lowest it has been in modern history and represents a 16-percent decrease from 2009 acreage.