CONCORD, Ga. (Farm Monitor) — A mix of weather extremes is shaping Georgia’s peach crop this year as growers continue dealing with the impact of late-season frost damage.
Early warming conditions followed by colder weather reduced expectations for this season’s harvest, leaving many farms managing a smaller crop heading into summer.
Growers also say higher input costs continue adding pressure during an already difficult growing season.
Stuart Gregg with Gregg Farms says the operation is adjusting the best it can with the crop available.
“We’ll have a crop this year. It’ll just be a little bit shorter. We might not be open every day, might not have U-Pick every day, but we’ll have something throughout the summer it just won’t be like other seasons when you have a bumper crop.”
Despite the setbacks, growers say customers can still expect Georgia peaches this summer, though harvest availability may not match previous years.
