Del Monte Foods shut down its two major California canneries in April 2026, eliminating the buyer for roughly 420,000 clingstone peach trees that farmers now must destroy. The facility closures eliminated processing for about 30% of the state's cling peach supply and left growers with unsaleable fruit; farmers have received roughly $9 million in federal aid to cover costs of removing the trees, which also frees up land for replanting. This is a major disruption to the Central Valley agricultural supply chain — the loss of a single processor has essentially made an entire crop commercially worthless overnight.