Peach Storage

Picking, Handling & Ripening Tips
- Peaches are ready to pick at 10 to 16 pounds flesh firmness
- Minimize excessive handling
- Market fruit as soon as possible
- Market ripest fruit first
- Ripe New Jersey peaches do not need to be preconditioned and will generally not get mealy
- Peach flesh firmness
- Ready to display – 6 to 8 pounds
- Ready to eat – 2 to 3 pounds
- At 68 degrees F peaches lose about 2 pounds of firmness per day