Storing, Handling and Temperature

Storage and Handling of  Jersey Peaches

• Minimize Handling and Stacking

• Market fruit as soon as possible

• Market ripest fruit first

• Ripe Jersey peaches do not need to be preconditioned and will generally not get wooly or mealy

• Peach flesh firmness

  • Ready to pick – 10 to 16 pounds

  • 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