182,000 Pounds of Nectarines Too Valuable to Sell
Earlier this month, thousands of people descended on a small orchard in California's Central Valley to receive free nectarines.
The crowds became so large that the California Highway Patrol temporarily shut the event down because of traffic and safety concerns.
At first glance, it looked like a feel-good story—a farmer sharing his harvest with the community. But that wasn't the whole story.
Third-generation farmer Cesar Mora says he gave away more than 100,000 pounds of nectarines because he couldn't sell them. The fruit wasn't spoiled. There wasn't a bumper crop that overwhelmed demand. The…
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