Editing Peach (section)

=== Production ===
{{See also|Peach production in China}}
In 2023, world production of peaches (combined with nectarines for reporting) was 27.1 million [[tonne]]s, led by China with 65% of the total. Spain, the next most productive country, only produced about 5% of the total (table). Peaches rank third in total production of temperate fruits after the apple and pear.{{sfn|Byrne et al. 2009|p=505}}

The U.S. state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] is known as the "Peach State" due to its significant production and shipping of peaches in the 1870s and 1880s,{{sfn|Taylor|2018}} with the first export of to New York occurring around 1853 and significant amounts being sold there by 1858.{{sfn|Fair|2002|pp=382, 390}} In 2014, Georgia was third in US peach production behind [[California]] and [[South Carolina]].{{sfn|Taylor|2018}} The largest peach producing countries in [[Latin America]] are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.{{sfn|Navarro Villa|2024}}