RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's peach crop is shaping up as a sweet one.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bases that forecast on a survey of major peach growers this month. They predict an abundant and sweet crop, with some picking already under way.
Spring rains got the peach crop off to a strong start, and the recent heat is putting a sweet finishing touch on the fruit.
Virginia's peach season runs from mid-July to Labor Day. The state has approximately 2,000 acres of commercial peaches.
