USDA pays California peach farmers $9M to remove 420,000 trees
California peach farmers will receive $9 million from the USDA to remove 420,000 trees. This initiative comes in the wake of Del Monte's closure of its canneries, which resulted in growers lacking buyers for their produce and facing projected losses of about $550 million in contracts. The objective of the tree removal is to decrease supply and help stabilize prices within the ailing peach sector.
Key facts
- USDA gives $9 million to California peach farmers
- 420,000 trees to be uprooted
- Del Monte's cannery closures caused loss of buyers
- Estimated $550 million in lost contracts
- Tree removal intended to reduce supply and stabilize prices
Entities
Institutions
- USDA
- Del Monte
Locations
- California
- United States
Sources
- Quartz —