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The Fuzzy History of the Georgia Peach (2017)
- danesparza 8y agoIncredibly, peaches aren't in the state's top exports (source: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/ga.html https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/g...) and aren't event mentioned in the state's agricultural section on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)#Agriculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)#Agricultu.... How the heck did they come to be associated with peaches?
- TylerE 8y agoThey were the first state in the US to grow them in quantity, although these days they are 3rd behind SC and Cali. Peaches are just a niche fruit. Worldwide production is ~25M tons a year, mostly in China, with just under 1 million tons in the US. Oranges do about triple that, even more in the US.
- Scoundreller 8y agoFor some reason, peach juice hasn't really caught on.
- TylerE 8y agoLow yield? I mean, it's still a fruit and has moisture content but it's much more...solid than an orange.
- matthewmcg 8y agoGeorgian here: South Carolina grows a better Eastern Peach.