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The u.s. says some of those additional costs will be passed on to consumers. he says the cost of getting his peaches to retailers rises as labor, fertilizer, packaging, and fuel prices increase. >> fuel's a huge expense for us. we have to move our equipment from one orchard to the next, move our people from one orchard to the next. we use a lot of fuel. >> reporter: weather also determines the peach supply which can drive the demand and prices up. there are more than 6,000 acres of farmland here at lane southern orchard. just one deep freeze could destroy the entire crop. >> some crops -- you ...

>> reporter: do you expect people will pay more for peaches than last year because of the fuel? >> more than likely everything is going up a little bit. we pay more for all of our inputs, so i would expect that at some point, you know, these additional costs will be passed on. >> reporter: mark sanchez of lane southern orchards, one of the largest peach growers in the u.s. says some of those additional costs will be passed onto consumers. he says the cost of getting his peaches to retailers rises as labor, fertilizer, packaging and fuel prices increase. >> fuel is a huge expense for us, huge. ...

We use a lot of fuel. >> reporter: weather also determines the peach supply, which can drive the demand and prices up. there are more than 6,000 acres of farmland here at lane southern orchard and the growing season is just beginning. just one deep freeze could destroy the entire crop. >> some crops, you get a frost, and there is a temporary spike in prices when the supply goes down. another portion of the country comes in and fills that void and then the prices will level off. >> reporter: sanchez says produce is a labor intensify product that is often hand-pruned and hand-picked and every st...