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In 2025, California produced the largest volume of peaches in the United States, with over ** tons of production. South Caroline produced around * tons of peaches.

The peach producing industry in the United States - additional information

The peach tree, native to Northwest China, is believed to have been domesticated and cultivated since 2000 BC. From China, where it was favored by royals and depicted in tapestries and literary works, it was brought to India, Persia, Greece and later on to the American continent. Today, the peach fruit (as well as the nectarine, which is a peach variety, not a different fruit) comes in hundreds of cultivars of different sizes, slightly different colors and aromas and is cultivated all around the world.

As of 2023, Asia was the largest regional producer of peaches worldwide.

Fruit consumption in the U.S.

In the United States, the total peach production reached over ** tons in 2024. That same year, California was shown as the largest producer on a state level, with some ***ons harvested, representing about two thirds of the total national production. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2023 about *** pounds of peaches and nectarines per capita were consumed in the United States, a decrease from about *** pounds per capita a decade prior. Annually, Americans eat around ** pounds of fresh fruit per capita, bananas, apples, and grapes being the most popular.