Georgia, the Peach State, is out of peaches. Here's why, and how locals are coping

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Georgia, the Peach State, is out of peaches. Here's why, and how locals are coping | CNN Business

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/business/georgia-peach-shortage/index.html

The Peach State lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring cold snaps. The triple-whammy inflated prices of the fruit. It also moved much of the local market — in some cases, quite unwillingly — to California peaches.

Georgia, the Peach State, is out of peaches. Here's why, and how locals are coping | CNN Business

The Peach State lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring cold snaps. The triple-whammy inflated prices of the fruit. It also moved much of the local market — in some cases, quite unwillingly — to California peaches.

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Peaches grown here in the Northeast taste better anyway, probably due to the fact that they’re not from the South.

Lies. Georgia peaches are the best.

-a Southerner from Georgia