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Re:California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following ... by shadedtriangle on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @05:07PM (#48028574)
I know this is naive but I wonder why the CCPA, together with the Department of Agriculture, chose not to purchase the peach canning facilities that Del Monte Foods was running. I suppose that it's more risk for the farmers in a world where canned peach sales are declining. I can't imagine it's easy to just clear cut a ton of trees though. 9 million sounds like nothing when it will take years for whatever new crop they plant to fruit.
Re:California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following ... by duxup on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @06:14PM (#48029436)
I'm not sure that the Department of Agriculture could do a better job canning and selling peaches better than the previous company. I doubt they were just passing on profits on the way to bankruptcy ...
Re:California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following ... by hakfoo on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @09:46PM (#48044435)
Well, we famously filled caves full of cheese to keep the dairy industry afloat.

Why not just send every American household a few tins of free fruit every month? It might be the closest thing to nutritious food some people get?