A Peach Of A Year For NC Growers

If you like peaches, your taste buds are in luck.

With winter having played nice with crops this year, the peach supply in the early weeks of spring is expected to be both plentiful and high-quality, growers and experts say. That means peach lovers should have no trouble finding a good piece of juicy fruit as the bloom boom continues.

"It's going to be a buyer's market," said Andy Rollins, a fruit and vegetable agent with the Clemson Extension Service.

York County historically ranks in the top 10 in South Carolina in peach production, and local farms already have dozens of varieties in bloom.

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