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California cling peach growers face an uncertain future after long-term contracts worth more than a half-billion dollars in total were voided by Del Monte Foods, which filed for bankruptcy in July. In August, the major canned foods company exercised its right under federal bankruptcy law to reject its contracts with members of the California Canning Peach Association, which represents about 70% of the state’s cling peach growers. In some cases, the contracts were signed this year and valid through 2044.
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California winegrape growers removed nearly 40,000 acres of vineyards—roughly 7% of the state’s winegrape acreage—between October 2024 and August 2025, according to a new report commissioned by the California Association of Winegrape Growers. During the past few years, a steady decline in wine sales has devastated winegrape growers worldwide. In California, industry leaders have called on growers to reduce their acreage to correct for a persistent oversupply.
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Alison Luna recalls her pleasant surprise when she bit into an apple slice and was met with a burst of pineapple flavor. “It was very unexpected,” Luna says. “There were so many different notes, all these floral and tropical flavors coming through.” The Petaluma resident and her two children, Viva, 10, and Theo, 8, were participating in an heirloom apple tasting at Gold Ridge Organic Farms, an 88-acre orchard in Sonoma County’s Sebastopol that grows 70 heirloom apple varieties, among other crops.
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With figs in peak season, shoppers owe it to themselves to seek out the fresh version of a fruit they most likely associate with a filling for a certain type of cookie. Most California figs still end up as dried fruit, the bulk of which is turned into paste and other food ingredients. But the fresh form—with its sweet, honeyed flavor and jam-like center—is increasingly showing up in fresh culinary takes on familiar dishes.
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