GEORGIA -- Midsummer is the peak of juicy peach season in the state of Georgia. But, recently, the Peach Cobbler Factory in Atlanta ran out of peaches and was forced to pivot to… apple cobbler.

It wasn’t until April 7, 1995 though that the peach became the official state fruit. The University of Georgia says the state’s central region accounts for 75% of the state population with 1.6 ...

Liella Foods, LLC Yes, Georgia peach prices have zoomed, he said, to about $40 for a box wholesale, from the usual $17-$20. Some buyers said boxes have climbed up to $60 a box wholesale.

ATLANTA - Georgia's mental health agency is partnering with the University System of Georgia to place decals listing the 988 suicide and crisis hotline number in the dorm rooms of every public ...

Agriculture is Georgia’s No. 1 industry and no crop is as closely tied to the state’s identity as the iconic peach. But peaches are not Georgia’s most valuable fruit crop.

As a result, more than 90 percent of Georgia’s peach crop was wiped out. It’s one of the worst peach harvests the state has seen in the past two decades.

South Carolina boasts approximately 90,000 tons of peaches annually, compared to Georgia's 40,000 tons. This makes South Carolina the leading peach producer in the Southern U.S.