...It's a cold morning, and Sonny Yonce is standing in his family's peach...It just depends on the weather, Sonny Yonce said. In addition to the threat...especially on the East Coast," Sonny Yonce said. "It has put some people...

...Now, cold temperatures can damage the fruit-producing flower and have drastic consequences for the crop, said Sonny Yonce of J.W. Yonce and Sons."This is a nervous time for the fruit industry all the way to the first of April," said...

...hasn't been compromised by warm weather."They taste wonderful; sweet, very sweet. The size is not so good," said Sonny Yonce III, of J.W. Yonce & Sons in Johnston, S.C.Though it's likely the later varieties will grow larger, Yonce...

...is very rare," Dunkley said.The average last freeze date for Augusta is March 29 and for Columbia is March 30.Sonny Yonce, of J.W. Yonce & Sons in Johnston, S.C., said farms in the South Carolina ridge growing area will start packing...

...some weather and the volume in boxes is off, but the price has held very, very well and is holding strong," said Sonny Yonce, of J.W. Yonce and Sons. "Everyone may not have packed the volume that was expected (so far), but a good price...

...peaches were ruined by the cold, they say, and a May hailstorm damaged more. "It certainly got our attention," said Sonny Yonce, of Yonce & Sons Peaches in Johnston, S.C. "It's caused us problems. But we are working through it." Chalmers...

...difficult to sell. "Whether there's 10 percent of the crop left, or 15 percent, it's probably immaterial," said Sonny Yonce of the sprawling J.W. Yonce & Sons Inc. peach farm in Edgefield County. "It was a devastating freeze that basically...

...selling to area stores and roadside stands this month. Mr. Cook said he started distributing his peaches last week. Sonny Yonce, of JW Yonce and Sons Inc., in Johnston, which produces Big Smile brand peaches, said his operation started packing...

...hours," when the temperature is below 45 degrees. Peaches need 600 to 1,000 chill hours, depending on variety. Sonny Yonce, of J.W. Yonce & Sons in Johnston, said those hours have already been reached for his trees. Last week's temperatures...

...year without crop insurance, you would not be in business today," he said. He was worse off than other growers. Sonny Yonce, of Yonce & Sons Peaches, fared better, although he won't say exactly how much. While others' crops were nearly...