A judge instructed a California farmer to destroy his nectarine orchard after he distributed 180,000 pounds of unpriced produce. Reports published in August 2026 outlined the court action taken against the farmer for handing out the free nectarines. Court orders require the removal of the orchard following the massive giveaway of thousands of pounds of nectarines.

The legal action stemmed from the distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines by the producer. News coverage from The Independent, Yahoo, and SSBCrack covered the decision against the California farm in August 2026. The order forces the farmer to tear down the entire orchard after giving away the fruit.