2026 Prune Fruit Set, GDH30, and Cost of Thinning
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges faced by the Sacramento Valley prune industry in 2026, including high fruit sets and thinning costs due to diesel prices.
In 2026 the Sacramento Valley prune industry is experiencing high fruit sets, high GDH 30, and a high cost of fruit thinning because of very diesel prices. Jaime Ott (UCCE Tehama), Domena Agyeman (UCCE Butte), and Franz Niederholzer (UCCE Colusa) break down prune grower crop management considerations given this tricky set of circumstances.
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