WABE in Atlanta reported this week that the lack of chill hours this year is becoming a real concern to peach farmers in Georgia. Most varieties need close to 1000 chill hours to set a good fruit crop. Last year they had about 750 and the yields were down by 20 percent. This year most places will be lucky to get 600. There are some things that farmers can do to help improve fruit set and increase their yields, but a negative impact is still likely. You can read the story at https://news.wabe.org/post/georgia-peach-crop-may-suffer-due-warmer-winter.
