California farmers get $9M in federal aid to remove 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte cannery closures
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Susana Guerrero
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· 2 sourcesCentral California farmers will receive up to $9 million in federal aid to remove 420,000 clingstone peach trees after Del Monte Foods permanently closed its Modesto and Hughson canneries in April 2024, Hacker News reported. The closures followed Del Monte's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in July 2023, leaving hundreds of workers jobless and growers with no market for their fruit, according to people.com. The USDA-approved aid will help farmers transition away from peach production to alternative crops.
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Summary
Central California farmers will receive up to $9 million in federal aid to remove 420,000 clingstone peach trees after Del Monte Foods permanently closed its Modesto and Hughson canneries in April 2024. The closures followed Del Monte's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in July 2023, leaving hundreds of workers jobless and farmers in a difficult position with no market for their clingstone peaches. The USDA-approved aid will help farmers transition away from peach production.
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· 3 pulledCentral California farmers are expected to gain up to $9 million in federal aid to help remove 420,000 clingstone peach trees following the closure of Del Monte Foods' canneries earlier this year.
Del Monte permanently closed its Modesto and Hughson canneries in April after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last July.
The factory closures left hundreds of workers without a job while also leaving farmers in dire
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