FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Valley peaches will be shipped around the country and beyond through October.

One Parlier orchard was in the middle of harvest, and you can see the impact of last week's heavy rain.

Many furrows were full of peaches that got soaked and then dropped to the ground.

Jon McClarty of HMC Farms says workers will give the peaches a very close look when they're sorted at the packing house.

Stone fruit can be sensitive to storms.

"Peaches in California aren't really meant for the rain," McClarty said.

Some of the Summer Fling variety peaches will be pulled because of rain damage.

"The main thing that we worry about is called 'staining.'" McClarty said. "It's just a streak on the fruit that's cosmetic -- that really makes the fruit unmarketable."

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