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.

People in this episode

Guests: Jaime Ott, Domena Agyeman, Franz Niederholzer

Topics covered

• prune industry
• crop management
• fruit thinning
• diesel prices
• agriculture

Keywords

• prune fruit set
• GDH30
• cost of thinning
• diesel prices
• crop management

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Places: Sacramento Valley

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