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A darkness has fallen across the cobbler belt. You can barely find a peach.
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A darkness has fallen across the cobbler belt. You can barely find a peach.
The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council has been in the business of promoting state peaches for 72 years. It is a voluntary organization of growers, marketers and industry allies focused on the orderly marketing with emphasis on promotion of New Jersey peaches.
Peaches are one of New Jersey’s 10 most important fruit and vegetable crops, with an estimated wholesale value of $25 million.
New Jersey peach season to kick off early July
New Jersey peach growers optimistic after strong dormant season After an excellent winter and early spring with mild/ cold temperatures and abundant rainfall and snow, New Jersey peach growers anticipate an excellent crop of peach flowers, with full bloom in early April. This bloom date would be historically earlier than normal, according to Jerry Frecon, professor Emeritus at Rutgers Jersey in Southern New Jersey. “With the unusual winters and overall climate change we’ve had in New Jersey, ‘normal’ means full bloom from April 15 to 20. This can be problematic as statistically we are...