Del Monte’s planned closure of its Modesto fruit cannery next month is raising concerns not just for workers, but for peach growers across Northern California who relied on the facility to process their crops.
The company says the plant will shut down on April 7, eliminating about 600 full-time jobs and roughly 1,200 seasonal positions.
For many farmers, the closure also means losing a longtime buyer for cling peaches grown throughout the Central Valley…