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CROP UPDATES

STRAWBERRIES

strawberry

Oxnard

Quality: Quality is great with nice sheen, shape, firmness, 90-100% coloring.

Volume: Volumes are increasing quickly.

Pack Counts: 10-12, 14-16, depending on ranch.

Santa Maria

Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good with some occurrences of split tips. Fruit has a nice shape, sheen and flavor. 

Volume: Volumes are increasing. Plants are loaded with flowers and green fruit. 

Pack Counts: Organic 10-14; Conventional 8-10, 12-14, depending on ranch.

Florida

Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good.

Volume: Volumes are decreasing.

Pack Counts: Conventional: 16-18, 20-22, depending on ranch; Organic: 18-22, 28-30 depending on ranch.

Mexico

Region Update: The region has ceased production for the season.

Watsonville/Salinas

Region Update: The region has begun light organic harvests for the season. Volumes are anticipated to increase quickly in April.

BLUEBERRIES

blueberry

Central Valley

Quality: Organic quality is good

Volume: Production is light but increasing. 

Chile

Region Update: The last container of Chilean fruit will arrive this week.

Florida/Georgia

Quality: Quality is great

Volume: Production is increasing.

Oxnard

Quality: Organic quality is great

Volume: Production is stable and approaching peak volumes. 

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good with occasional attached flowers. 

Volume: Volume will steadily increase over the coming months.

RASPBERRIES

raspberry

Mexico

Quality: Quality is very good with nice size and firmness.

Volume: Conventional and organic volumes are steady. 

BLACKBERRIES

blackberry

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good overall with some red cell and leaky fruit. 

Volume: Volumes are steady. 

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CPMA

Apr 23rd – 25th
Vancouver, BC

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

A berry nice note from a California Giant Berry Farms shopper:

“Absolutely delicious! Unbelievable life span (refrigerated)! Just as good today as when purchased 5 days ago!”

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