![]() ![]() It’s a short window of peak flavor for peaches, a point made legendary by a 1995 Seinfeld episode in which the character Kramer frantically sought out “Mackinaw Peaches,” which, so the episode went, are available only two weeks a year. “We are getting our profits from other items. ![]() Owner Mira Orino said that while her lumpias are popular, she would remove them from the menu before she would switch to canned peaches or out-of-state peaches.īut, given local prices, they’re not making money on the ones they do sell, she said. Filipino restaurant Kamayan decided to combat the shortage by only offering their peach lumpias, a fruit-filled spring roll, on the weekends instead of daily. Restaurateurs remaining loyal to the Georgia staple are faced with similar supply issues. But most Georgia farmers don’t have much fruit to sell. Some buyers said boxes have climbed up to $60 a box wholesale. Yes, Georgia peach prices have zoomed, he said, to about $40 for a box wholesale, from the usual $17-$20. He said he’s had to send workers who come to the US to support their families back to Mexico early due to lack of work.Īunt Evelyn's Peach Cobbler, in Atlanta, Georgia, has had to turn to out-of-state peaches. The shortage forced Lennon to lay off many of his workers, including migrant workers he brings in through an H2-A Visa program every year. For the state, “Its a financial loss, but its much more than that.” “I was talking to and he said 1955 was the last time he saw it this bad,” said farmer and peach grower Sean Lennon of Fitzgerald Farms in Woodbury, Ga. He predicted they’ll run out before the end of the month.ĬNN talked to farmers and agricultural groups who said they can’t remember a more devastated peach crop. Their summertime staples Peaches & Cream and Georgia Peach Sorbet flavors debuted July 1, he said, but eat fast. “Buying peaches from any other state is completely out of the question,” said Henryk Kumar, the director of operations at Georgia ice cream shops Butter & Cream. Imagine if New York had to import bagels from Los Angeles. It’s even on the flip side of the Georgia state quarter. Its in the name of dozens of state roads. It also moved much of the local market - in some cases, quite unwillingly - to California peaches.īut, beyond the toll this took on employment, the state economy, decades of tradition and restaurant menus, peaches are a matter of pride for Georgians. The triple-whammy destroyed peach varieties specifically bred to survive different weather scenarios and wildly inflated prices of the fruit. The Peach State lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring frosts. But, recently, the Peach Cobbler Factory in Atlanta ran out of peaches and was forced to pivot to… apple cobbler. Midsummer is the peak of juicy peach season in the state of Georgia. ![]()
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