Crops: Tree Fruit
Mississippi has approximately 1000 acres of peaches and 250 acres of apples. Orchards range in size from 5-50 acres. Because of unusually late freezes, only 10 to 15 percent of the peach acreage produced fruit in recent years. Primarily due to irregular markets, wholesale prices have declined 15-20 percent. Because there was no crop, routine maintenance has been curtailed allowing insect and disease pressure to increase.Peaches and apples are primarily sold in fresh markets. Intense management, irrigation, proper insect and disease control, timely harvest, and proper marketing are all necessary to make fruit production profitable.
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