STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good with nice sheen, firmness, 90-100% color, and occasional bruising. Dry weather is improving botrytis.
Volume: Peak production is forecasted to continue for two more weeks.
Pack Counts: 16-18, 20-22 depending on ranch
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good overall with some occurrences of bruising, green shoulders, and deformed fruit. Crews are doing a good job keeping packs clean.
Volume: Production continues to increase.
Pack Counts: Conventional 14-16, 18-20 depending on ranch; Organic 14-18
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is great with nice shape, sheen, and size. The only defects are dry calyx and occasional green shoulders from cool weather.
Volume: Volumes are increasing each week with peak production forecasted for June.
Pack Counts: Conventional 10-12; Organic 14-16
BLUEBERRIES
Central Valley
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Organic volumes are increasing as light conventional harvests start.
Florida/Georgia
Quality: Quality is very good with nice bloom and size. The only defect is occasional soft fruit.
Volume: Volumes are in peak production.
Oxnard
Quality: Organic quality is good with occasional soft fruit.
Volume: Volumes continue to decrease post peak production.
Mexico
Quality: Quality is very good. The only defects are occasional shriveled fruit and attached stems or flower debris.
Volume: Volumes are decreasing slightly.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good overall with occasional soft fruit due to hot weather.
Volume: Volumes are steady.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some red cell and small-sized fruit due to hot, dry, windy weather.
Volume: Volumes are steady.
Meet Us On The Road
Organic Produce Summit (OPS)
July 10th – 11th
Monterey, CA
IFPA Foodservice Conference
July 25th – 26th
Monterey, CA
Booth #617
SEPC Southern Innovations
Sept. 12th – 14th
Nashville, TN
IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show
Oct. 17th – 18th
Atlanta, GA
