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Commodity Profile: Peaches and Nectarines
Agricultural Issues Center University of California Created January 2006. Commodity profile : Peaches and Nectarines by Hayley Boriss, Junior Specialist Henrich Brunke, Research Specialist Agricultural Issues Center University of California Overview Cultivation of Peaches is said to have begun in China as early as 2000 Later, Greeks and Romans spread the peach throughout Europe. Subsequently, Portuguese and Spanish explorers brought the peach to North and South America (Rieger). Today Peaches are commercially produced in 29 states while nectarine production is limited to California alone. In 2004 the peach crop was valued at $461. million, making Peaches the fourth ranked non-citrus fruit behind grapes, apples, and strawberries in terms of value of production .
3 Globally, in 2003 the leading peach and nectarine producer was China, accounting for 38 percent of world production, followed by Israel with 10 percent, and the United States
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