"Palisade Peaches" Colorado is known for, are lesser than they used to be.........

We had peach trees in our yard that put out tons of peaches each year until 4 years ago. Then, the quantities decreased. Then, all of them died. Neighbors have lost peach trees, and a few plum trees.

The winters in our area (which were mild to begin with) have become so mid now that certain trees aren't getting that "cold reset" during winter that they used to get. It rarely freezes here, but it got cold enough to complete the yearly lifecycle of certain fruit trees.

Additionally, the draught (which has subsided somewhat) peaked in our area 5 years or so ago. This impacted backyard fruit trees on amateur orchards around here when people dialed back on water to preserve it.

Everyone in my area of Cali comments on, and is aware of, changes we're seeing to fruiting trees.

since there are so many fewer orchard workers to harvest the crop.

Up here in the PNW we had early-harvest WA peaches at the start of June. they were so good, but it was because of the mild winter.

Medium sized but most delicious I've had for years. Buy Canadian!

Misdirection is the point.
CBS is carrying the administration's water. Why are farmers and American consumers getting hit hard, financially?
It's mother nature's fault. Yes climate change is an important subject but, more immediately, the immigration crackdown and import tariffs are absolutely having an immediate effect on spoilage and consumer prices but, "the new", CBS has tipped their hand on how they will help insulate the Whitehouse and Republicans from receiving any blame.

It's not a perfect strategy because it brings up climate change and will tick off the energy industry but Republicans will be getting blamed, otherwise.

Just my theory.