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Del Monte canneries shut, $9M aid, $550M loss threat.

5/10/2026

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Del Monte’s Modesto and Hughson canneries shut abruptly, leaving hundreds of Valley workers jobless and threatening farms.
Congress approved $9 million to clear 3,000 acres, removing 50,000 tons of peaches and averting $30 million in losses.
Pacific Coast Producers bought Del Monte’s canned fruit business and will purchase 24,000 tons of peaches, leaving 50,000 tons unsold.
A letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned the closures could cost California growers $550 million without a buyer.

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Story summary

Del Monte’s Modesto and Hughson canneries shut abruptly, leaving hundreds of Valley workers jobless and threatening farms.
Congress approved $9 million to clear 3,000 acres, removing 50,000 tons of peaches and averting $30 million in losses.
Pacific Coast Producers bought Del Monte’s canned fruit business and will purchase 24,000 tons of peaches, leaving 50,000 tons unsold.
A letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned the closures could cost California growers $550 million without a buyer.