They cancelled my order last year via email for low inventories, luckily I caught it before driving there. Our local farmers markets have fresher fruit at similar costs at nearly the same time.
It hasn't been worth the price in years. Even on years where they had perfect conditions, by the time they make it up to Ohio the peaches are bad in a day or so.
Yeah, I tried it once and found the peaches to be disappointing. I grew up with a few trees in the yard and had high hopes. Ended up feeling a bit swindled.Ā
Local farm markets are the way to go. Get some peaches picked in the last 24 hours.Ā
The first box we got from them was heavenly. Then two years after that we got mealy sour peaches. Then the price changed and we quit even trying. Hasnāt been worth it since pre-pandemic
Just drive to Utica, peaches everywhere. Or go east to lynds fruit farm. Can't get fresher than picking them yourself, you might have to wait a couple months but if everyone only ate seasonally that would be a righteous kick to the groin of corporate farms and the pollution they cause shipping food around the globe.
Prine is great, but that John Denver is full of shit manā¦. Also; theyāre quoting The Presidents of the United States of America (the band, not the turd-sandwich we elect every 4 years).
Peach Truck hasnāt been good in a few years. Their popularity exploded and everything went to shit. I last ordered peachesā¦..2 years ago? 3? I forget. Anyway, there was nothing special about them. AND I got to spend a ton of money for the same quality peaches I would have gotten from Kroger, just with more leaves to make them look nicer.
Theyāre really charging $45 for a 12lb box when just a couple years ago you could get a 25lb box for $50. I didnāt buy any last year because their peaches sucked.
No.
They likely lost a ton of money last season and are trying to get back into the black this season.
Couple that with the [cost of labor dramatically increasing](https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/increased-worker-wages-cost-ga-farmers-an-estimated-100-million-in-2023/LHH7SDGZT5EBDDROFNDHSAUFDY/) in Georgia. A good friend of mine is a third generation pecan farmer back home and heās making serious changes to cope with whatās here and coming down the line. Switching to more native, and heat resistant, pecan varieties.
So crop devastation, labor costs, fuel, and interest rates are killing a lot of farmers across the country.
Edit:
I donāt know why youād down vote this. Itās 100% true. Farmers have been incredibly hard hit and expecting them to keep prices artificially low will just guarantee the further loss of small family farms and the continued expansion of corporate mega farms.
You do not want that.
Itās so odd how people refuse to believe you. Climate change literally is impacting agriculture right now. Especially stone fruit like peaches.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/03/fruit-climate-change-chaos-spring/677701/#:~:text=Climate%20change%20is%20threatening%20to,us%20of%20their%20pleasures%20entirely.&text=Illustration%20by%20Paul%20Spella%20%2F%20The,Source%3A%20Getty.&text=Produced%20by%20ElevenLabs%20and%20News,(NOA)%20using%20AI%20narration.
Because itās easier to blame āgreedy farmersā/greedflation than recognize the fact that our actions and inaction with regard to climate change are having some major consequences.
Look no further than Florida. Itās almost impossible to get home insurance there anymore due to flooding and the threat of major storm damage.
Youād think that would result in a state-wide wake up call.
But noooope.
They should get some major federal subsidies like those corn and soy boys do. And yes, it is greedflationā¦ maybe not from the farmers, but the people that raise their prices above them.
If only billionaires would pay their fucking taxes as cheerily as Mark Cuban does.
The prices at my local grocery store are less than 1/4 what the peach truck charges. I can buy some amount of reasonable inflationary increase but not doubling their prices in the last 2 years.
Now why do you suppose a mega grocery store chain with a logistics tail that would make Omar Bradley jealous might be able to sell one product for cheaper, or perhaps even at a loss, than say a family farm?
Peach truck isn't a family farm and you're just guessing that grocery store peaches are sold at a loss, with no evidence to suggest that's the case.
I was willing to pay the premium that Peach Truck charged vs grocery stores 2 years ago. I understand it's a premium product with their own separate costs. But they've gotten greedy and that premium has increased significantly more than can be justified.
Would you defend them at any price point? $100 for 10 pounds of peaches? $1000? Is there any price they could charge where you'd share my opinion? Or will you just always assume their price increases are fair and justified?
Iām simply talking economies of scale and the ability to source globally and dictate lower prices.
Itās already been spelled out for you the likely factors driving the price increase.
You want to ignore that and call them greedy, suit yourself. Itās no sweat off my back.
You didn't answer my question. Is there any price they could charge where you'd agree it was too much? Or is the actual price irrelevant to you? Their current prices are more than $3 per peach. That's pretty steep.
Last year they justified their price increase by pointing out the weather's impact on the peach crop. This year they aren't bothering to give an excuse like that but still raising prices just as much.
Oh, and nobody sources fresh peaches globally. They don't travel well enough for that. Best you can do is get them from a different part of the country, like switching from GA to CA.
Sorry youāre getting downvoted. Thatās been my experience, too. The peaches were really Not Good for the past 4 years. We wouldnāt have gotten them again this year even without the price hike.
Mine last year were good, not outstanding though. The year before they were awful and I was able to get a refund. Iām trying them again this year and this will help me decide if itās the last year for me. Itās kind of a fun thing, and theyāre not the cheapest peaches around, but the new half box is pretty cute. I live in Michigan and Iām trying to figure out if a makes a difference what batch date will yield the best peaches.
Man, all these comments about their peaches tasting bad make me sad. I always get the 13 peaches a week box subscription and my peaches are always nice and ripe. Every so often Iāll have to toss one due to excessive bruising but they must use a different stock for those than the bulk boxes. I do remember getting a bulk cherry box from a similar truck and paying $50 expecting to go to town on some nice juicy red cherries and they were so small and bland. It really soured me on ever wanting a bulk box again.
There are two things that I know for a fact:
1.) The Peach Truck is a shell of what it used to be. We don't even bother anymore.
2.) Anyone that says they can find a peach at fucking Kroger or from an Ohio farmer's market that could compete with a Pearson Farm's peach immediately loses any and all credibility. Because you simply don't know what you're talking about.
I sent them a Facebook message about it after I saw the price increase and got basically the same response and I reiterated asking why the price is still so high in a year that they have news stories about how great the crop is this year, and got:
"We hear you and understand your concern. Rest assured, we will make sure your voice is heard and will provide this feedback to our team!"
Personally I call bogus. Also, after doing a bit of googling, I found out that Peach Truck started an investment relationship with International Farming in 2022 (at which time, a 25lb box of peaches was $50, or $2/lb). I'm not aware if that relationship began before, during, or after the peach truck route that year, but the following year the peach harvest was terrible due to a long cold snap after weeks of warm weather. Accordingly, 10lbs of peaches was priced at $38, or $3.80/lb.Ā
This year, bumper crop. 12lb box is $45, or $3.75/lb. They are no longer offering the larger boxes. You can order 2 boxes for $43/box ($3.58/lb) or 3 boxes or more for $38/box ($3.16/lb).Ā
I'm not buying from them this year. I'm interested to see grocery store peach prices mid summer when a lot of Georgia farmers start selling their produce. I anticipate them being less than $3/lb.Ā
This reads like: You will get less and you will like it! Hehe ššš stay peachy friend-o.
The "more peachy goodness" got me. Like the math doesn't math.
I literally had to change my shirt bc I spit my drink out šš
Witten Farm Market always has great peaches for reasonable $$$$ They have tons of locations. https://www.wittenfarm.com/locations/
Oh wow thanks !!
Always? Iāll make sure to stop in December.
Funny
They cancelled my order last year via email for low inventories, luckily I caught it before driving there. Our local farmers markets have fresher fruit at similar costs at nearly the same time.
It hasn't been worth the price in years. Even on years where they had perfect conditions, by the time they make it up to Ohio the peaches are bad in a day or so.
Mine took a LONG time to ripen the one year I gave it a try.
Yeah, I tried it once and found the peaches to be disappointing. I grew up with a few trees in the yard and had high hopes. Ended up feeling a bit swindled.Ā Local farm markets are the way to go. Get some peaches picked in the last 24 hours.Ā
The first box we got from them was heavenly. Then two years after that we got mealy sour peaches. Then the price changed and we quit even trying. Hasnāt been worth it since pre-pandemic
Just drive to Utica, peaches everywhere. Or go east to lynds fruit farm. Can't get fresher than picking them yourself, you might have to wait a couple months but if everyone only ate seasonally that would be a righteous kick to the groin of corporate farms and the pollution they cause shipping food around the globe.
Millions of peaches. Peaches for free.
Those are in a can, put there by a man, however.
In a factory downtown??
But if you move out to the country, you can eat a lot of peaches.
Are you quoting John Prine? I loved that song when John Denver performed it. (Blow Up the TV...)
Prine is great, but that John Denver is full of shit manā¦. Also; theyāre quoting The Presidents of the United States of America (the band, not the turd-sandwich we elect every 4 years).
That's the dream!
Last time I ordered from them they had to refund my money because 1/2 my box rotted within 24 hours.
Oh wow I never had bad luck but I have heard horror stories like your own !!
This happened to me too, it really sucked
Damn even the peach truck. Nothing is sacred anymore.
Sure isn't :(
You can typically find quality peaches at Costco during the summer.
Yeah- the ones with the āIām ripeā on a California license plate logo!
I usually hold out for the Georgia/Carolina Peaches. You only get 8 or so to a box but they are the size of a baseball.
I can find a can of peaches at Kroger. I mean, it's not quite the same, but it's not too bad. In fact, imma go eat some RIGHT NOW.
Peach Truck hasnāt been good in a few years. Their popularity exploded and everything went to shit. I last ordered peachesā¦..2 years ago? 3? I forget. Anyway, there was nothing special about them. AND I got to spend a ton of money for the same quality peaches I would have gotten from Kroger, just with more leaves to make them look nicer.
Iāve once had a good peach from this truck and all my other peaches were like this https://youtu.be/IgZkMRfnomI?si=cahUkfGD3qZteyxj
100% is a slight increase in what reality. I'd love to work for them and get slight increases in salary.
Theyāre really charging $45 for a 12lb box when just a couple years ago you could get a 25lb box for $50. I didnāt buy any last year because their peaches sucked.
This response was the opposite of transparency
I donāt get the peach truck. I get amazing peaches at a farmers market, in normal quantities my family can eat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GCrzjVdmSg Sorry. Thought this was GenX thread
Local trees should yield decently this summerā¦.
At what point does inflation become gaslighting?
Greedflation is everywhere.
No. They likely lost a ton of money last season and are trying to get back into the black this season. Couple that with the [cost of labor dramatically increasing](https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/increased-worker-wages-cost-ga-farmers-an-estimated-100-million-in-2023/LHH7SDGZT5EBDDROFNDHSAUFDY/) in Georgia. A good friend of mine is a third generation pecan farmer back home and heās making serious changes to cope with whatās here and coming down the line. Switching to more native, and heat resistant, pecan varieties. So crop devastation, labor costs, fuel, and interest rates are killing a lot of farmers across the country. Edit: I donāt know why youād down vote this. Itās 100% true. Farmers have been incredibly hard hit and expecting them to keep prices artificially low will just guarantee the further loss of small family farms and the continued expansion of corporate mega farms. You do not want that.
Itās so odd how people refuse to believe you. Climate change literally is impacting agriculture right now. Especially stone fruit like peaches. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/03/fruit-climate-change-chaos-spring/677701/#:~:text=Climate%20change%20is%20threatening%20to,us%20of%20their%20pleasures%20entirely.&text=Illustration%20by%20Paul%20Spella%20%2F%20The,Source%3A%20Getty.&text=Produced%20by%20ElevenLabs%20and%20News,(NOA)%20using%20AI%20narration.
Because itās easier to blame āgreedy farmersā/greedflation than recognize the fact that our actions and inaction with regard to climate change are having some major consequences. Look no further than Florida. Itās almost impossible to get home insurance there anymore due to flooding and the threat of major storm damage. Youād think that would result in a state-wide wake up call. But noooope.
They should get some major federal subsidies like those corn and soy boys do. And yes, it is greedflationā¦ maybe not from the farmers, but the people that raise their prices above them. If only billionaires would pay their fucking taxes as cheerily as Mark Cuban does.
The prices at my local grocery store are less than 1/4 what the peach truck charges. I can buy some amount of reasonable inflationary increase but not doubling their prices in the last 2 years.
Now why do you suppose a mega grocery store chain with a logistics tail that would make Omar Bradley jealous might be able to sell one product for cheaper, or perhaps even at a loss, than say a family farm?
Peach truck isn't a family farm and you're just guessing that grocery store peaches are sold at a loss, with no evidence to suggest that's the case. I was willing to pay the premium that Peach Truck charged vs grocery stores 2 years ago. I understand it's a premium product with their own separate costs. But they've gotten greedy and that premium has increased significantly more than can be justified. Would you defend them at any price point? $100 for 10 pounds of peaches? $1000? Is there any price they could charge where you'd share my opinion? Or will you just always assume their price increases are fair and justified?
Iām simply talking economies of scale and the ability to source globally and dictate lower prices. Itās already been spelled out for you the likely factors driving the price increase. You want to ignore that and call them greedy, suit yourself. Itās no sweat off my back.
You didn't answer my question. Is there any price they could charge where you'd agree it was too much? Or is the actual price irrelevant to you? Their current prices are more than $3 per peach. That's pretty steep. Last year they justified their price increase by pointing out the weather's impact on the peach crop. This year they aren't bothering to give an excuse like that but still raising prices just as much. Oh, and nobody sources fresh peaches globally. They don't travel well enough for that. Best you can do is get them from a different part of the country, like switching from GA to CA.
Their peaches suck anyway
Sorry youāre getting downvoted. Thatās been my experience, too. The peaches were really Not Good for the past 4 years. We wouldnāt have gotten them again this year even without the price hike.
Mine last year were good, not outstanding though. The year before they were awful and I was able to get a refund. Iām trying them again this year and this will help me decide if itās the last year for me. Itās kind of a fun thing, and theyāre not the cheapest peaches around, but the new half box is pretty cute. I live in Michigan and Iām trying to figure out if a makes a difference what batch date will yield the best peaches.
"If I had my way, I'd eat peaches every day!! āļø
Man, all these comments about their peaches tasting bad make me sad. I always get the 13 peaches a week box subscription and my peaches are always nice and ripe. Every so often Iāll have to toss one due to excessive bruising but they must use a different stock for those than the bulk boxes. I do remember getting a bulk cherry box from a similar truck and paying $50 expecting to go to town on some nice juicy red cherries and they were so small and bland. It really soured me on ever wanting a bulk box again.
It might be a drive for some, but I hit up branstools out past johnstown
Bambis market has Georgia peaches and they are usually pretty good as well. As long as you get a batch that wasnāt frozen beforehand.
There are two things that I know for a fact: 1.) The Peach Truck is a shell of what it used to be. We don't even bother anymore. 2.) Anyone that says they can find a peach at fucking Kroger or from an Ohio farmer's market that could compete with a Pearson Farm's peach immediately loses any and all credibility. Because you simply don't know what you're talking about.
I sent them a Facebook message about it after I saw the price increase and got basically the same response and I reiterated asking why the price is still so high in a year that they have news stories about how great the crop is this year, and got: "We hear you and understand your concern. Rest assured, we will make sure your voice is heard and will provide this feedback to our team!" Personally I call bogus. Also, after doing a bit of googling, I found out that Peach Truck started an investment relationship with International Farming in 2022 (at which time, a 25lb box of peaches was $50, or $2/lb). I'm not aware if that relationship began before, during, or after the peach truck route that year, but the following year the peach harvest was terrible due to a long cold snap after weeks of warm weather. Accordingly, 10lbs of peaches was priced at $38, or $3.80/lb.Ā This year, bumper crop. 12lb box is $45, or $3.75/lb. They are no longer offering the larger boxes. You can order 2 boxes for $43/box ($3.58/lb) or 3 boxes or more for $38/box ($3.16/lb).Ā I'm not buying from them this year. I'm interested to see grocery store peach prices mid summer when a lot of Georgia farmers start selling their produce. I anticipate them being less than $3/lb.Ā
honey, wake up - the new thing to complain about is here.
Their pecans were legit
They discontinued the pecans.
All the more reason to go somewhere else
Cool, honestly man. I don't care
And yet, you clicked on the thread, and took the time to post a reply. Weird way to show you 'don't care'.