A judge instructed a California farmer to remove his nectarine orchard after he handed out 180,000 pounds of free fruit. Reports released in August 2026 outlined the court action brought against the farmer for handing out the free nectarines. Court orders require the clearing of the orchard in the wake of the large-scale distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines.

The legal action followed the distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines by the producer. News coverage from The Independent, Yahoo, and SSBCrack detailed the court order against the California farm in August 2026. The order requires the farmer to destroy the entire orchard following the giveaway of the fruit.