LISTEN: 420K Peach Trees on Chopping Block After Cannery Closures

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Del Monte's bankruptcy and cannery closures on peach farmers in Central California.

Farmers in Central California have grown peaches for Del Monte for generations. But the nearly 140-year-old company recently initiated bankruptcy proceedings and closed two of its processing plants in the state, leaving cultivators with a whole lot of fruit they can’t sell. According to the Independent, the cannery closures in Modesto and Hughson caused hundreds of farm workers to lose work and growing operations to lose lengthy contracts with Del Monte. The impacted farms stand to lose signi...

People in this episode

Host: Eric Sorensen

Topics covered

• agriculture
• bankruptcy
• cannery closures
• farm workers
• peach farming

Keywords

• peach trees
• Del Monte
• bankruptcy
• cannery closures
• Central California
• farm workers
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Del Monte

Places: Central California, Modesto, Hughson

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