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California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses
(www.independent.co.uk)
Millions of peaches? Peaches for free?
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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Meanwhile rent is going up? Oil is more expensive? What an absolute shit show. Imagine getting paid to destroy production to keep profit margins up, god forbid anyone got a cheap peach.
What, and let corporations hold the bag? Are you high? /s
no no, we have to milk them dry, no food for anyone unless the corpos profit GOD FORBID someone benefits from the productivity of past individuals
Someone benefits from the productivity of past individuals
COMMIE!
Meanwhile another billionaire was created by just inheriting money. 🤡
We can't predict the future but I'm in the camp that if we collectively get our shit together food will stop being a "everything I want now and always" to "eat what is local and in season first"
Very good plan, fully support it. However, you must then deal with he fact that this company (whoever destroyed the trees) is destroying the viability of the entire region by destroying food production. It should be regarded as terrorism.
In the words of a favorite skit of mine: Let’s Pickle em!
We can pickle that!
I heard in the original post that these peaches suck and that's why del monte is having problems. I'm all for saving trees, but if we're going to replace them with trees people want I'm all for that.
No they taste great, but they cannot be sold fresh because they are clingstone, the stone is embedded in the fruit.
i mean i'm from the area. ish. remember the whole boycott USA thing? we have the best damn peach ranch (don't ask me why peaches get ranches and strawberries get farms) about five miles down the road. i just damn near had a heart attack because their social media's last post was a memoriam for a family member and i thought they sold the farm. the boycott is why they're struggling, not the peaches.
Fruits grown on trees come from orchards?
i know. it's just what they named their farm.
Yeah, I read something about that, too. These were bred to grow fast, look good in the store, and last long on the shelf. Flavor was one of the least considered traits.
They don't go on a shelf they are canned
Damn. I love peaches*. Peaches and cream ice cream is mad delicious. Had a dessert once, ages ago, where the peaches were set on fire for a short bit. Also crazy good.
Peaches lovers unite. Let’s go score some delicious peaches before they are burned away!
- even canned peaches
"peaches (and cherries/berries) jubilee" is probably what you had
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Capitalism would prefer people to starve if it is the surest way to protect profits.
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