STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good with minor wind scarring and dusty fruit.
Volume: Production is steady and increases have slowed due to cold weather.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 14-16
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional and organic spring crop quality is great with nice size, shape, and firm fruit. Organic fall crop quality is good with some pin rot, crews are working hard to keep a clean pack.
Volume: Cold weather will slow production increases over the next few weeks.
Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 10-12-14; Organic Spring Crop: 10-12; Organic Fall Crop: 22-26
Florida
Quality: Quality is good with some green shoulders due to freezing weather. Growers ran water to insulate plants from below freezing temperatures. Weather is warming up which will help color fruit.
Volume: Production is expected to increase this week with warmer weather.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 15-18; Organic: 20-25
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with occasional overripe and bruised fruit.
Volume: Production remains steady.
Pack Counts: 16-18, 20-24 depending on ranch
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is great for both conventional and organic fruit.
Volume: Both conventional and organic production is increasing.
Chile
Quality: Quality continues to be great.
Volume: Container arrivals are steady. In Chile, labor shortages and hot weather may decrease import volumes at the end of February.
Oxnard
Quality: Organic quality is good with some slow ripening due to cold weather.
Volume: Production continues to increase rapidly.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with occasional overripe fruit.
Volume: Production will be steady this week.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with minor occurrences of leaky fruit.
Volume: Production will be steady for the next few weeks.
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