[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S9402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]







                  PEACHES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS



 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, today, 10,000 fresh, juicy 

peaches from my home State have been delivered to offices throughout 

the Senate, House, and U.S. Capitol. I want to thank the South Carolina 

Farm Bureau Federation and the South Carolina Peach Council for giving 

my colleagues and their staffs this taste of South Carolina.

  For a tiny State, South Carolina is second only to California in 

peach production. This year we expect to harvest 130 million pounds, 

and because of all the rain the peaches are plumper and juicier than 

they have ever been. So with all due respect to my colleagues from 

Georgia, South Carolina is known as the ``Tastier Peach State'' for 

good reason.

  I hope as all of us enjoy these peaches, we think about the farmers 

who get up early every morning and labor all summer in the heat and 

humidity to bring us this. We are so fortunate to have in this country 

safe, plentiful, and affordable fresh fruit and vegetables and none of 

us should ever take that for granted.

  Finally, I remind the rest of America to ask for South Carolina 

peaches at their groceries.



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