Bigger California Peach Harvest
WASHINGTON - May 10/16 - SNS -- The California 2016 peach crop is forecast at 580,000 tons, up 4% from 2015, according to the latest USDA crop report.
The California Freestone crop is forecast at 260,000 tons, up 3% from last season. Growers reported a similar sized crop to last season. In early-May, Snow Angel peaches were being harvested and shipped.
The California Clingstone crop is forecast at 320,000 tons, up 5% from 2015. Growers reported full bloom occurred in late-February, slightly earlier than last year. The crop has been rated as good in all areas of the State. Irrigation districts have increased their surface water deliveries to growers this year due to a wet winter.
Peach Production by Type - California: 2014, 2015, and Forecasted May 1, 2016
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: Total production
Type :-----------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2016
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: tons
:
Freestone ................: 288,000 253,000 260,000
:
Clingstone 1/ ............: 332,000 306,000 320,000
:
Total ....................: 620,000 559,000 580,000
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1/ California Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and
cannery diversions.
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