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STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is great with good shape, sheen, and color.
Volume: Production is increasing each week. February is estimated to have substantial increases in volume.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 12-14
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional spring crop quality is great with nice shape, size, and uniformity. Organic fall crop quality is good with nice color; pin rot occurrences are decreasing.
Volume: Conventional volume is increasing, and organic production is steady.
Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 9-12 Organic Fall Crop: 20-24
Florida
Update: Temperatures dipped below freezing early Monday morning. Growers ran water to help insulate plants and anticipate little to no damage.
Quality: Quality is excellent with occasional green tips and misshapen fruit.
Volume: Production is steady.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 18-20-22 depending on ranch; Organic: 18-20-22 depending on ranch
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with occasional green shoulders and overripe fruit.
Volume: Production will be steady for the next few weeks.
Pack Counts: 18-20-24 depending on ranch
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is great with firm fruit.
Volume: Production continues to be steady.
Chile
Quality: Quality is excellent.
Volume: Container arrivals continue with high volumes. Harvest volumes are steady.
Oxnard
Quality: Quality of this organic crop is good.
Volume: Production is ramping up.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some cold weather-related uneven ripening and broken fruit.
Volume: Production continues to increase.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production has slowed down slightly due to cool weather. Volume will increase again with warmer temperatures.
