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Story summary
- Del Monte Foods will close its Modesto fruit cannery, affecting 1,800 workers (600 year-round, 1,200 seasonal) after filing for bankruptcy in July.
- The closure followed an auction with no buyers for the facility.
- The plant processed peaches, apricots, and pears and served as a market for local growers.
- Stanislaus County officials noted ripple effects on the local economy.
- Pacific Coast Producers in Lodi did not bid on the Modesto plant.
