![Jose Alfredo Rosas Luly works on packing up peaches as Napoleon Caromla builds cardboard bushel boxes at Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Illinois. A cold spell in late December damaged peach crops across southern Illinois, with some orchards estimating nearly a 90% loss.](/images/uploads/_small/peaches.webp)
217 Today: Peaches are in short supply this year after weather pitfalls in the Midwest and South
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how poor weather is leading to a peach shortage across the country.
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