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title: March 14, 2022
description: California Giant Berry Farms' weekly crop update.
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# March 14, 2022
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Crop Updates
**STRAWBERRIES**
**Oxnard**
**Quality:** Quality is good with nice shape, sheen, and color. Fruit can be a little dusty from strong winds, but no damage.
**Volume:** Production continues to increase each week and is expected to peak in April.
**Pack Counts:** Conventional: 14-18
**Santa Maria**
**Quality:** Quality is good across conventional and organic with some button and seedy tips and crooked fruit due to previous frost events. Crews are doing their best to keep a clean pack.
**Volume**: Production is increasing at a slightly slower rate while frost damage is cleaned up.
**Pack Counts:** Conventional Spring Crop: 12-16, 16-20 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 14-16; Organic Fall Crop: 25-30
**Watsonville/Salinas**
Harvest Status: Growers continue to clean up frost damage.
**Florida**
**Quality:** Quality is good with some minor bruising due to hot weather.
**Volume:** Production will be steady for the next 3 weeks.
**Pack Counts:** Conventional: 16-20-24; Organic: 20-25
**Mexico**
**Quality:** Quality is fair.
**Volume:** The import season has finished.
**BLUEBERRIES**
**Mexico**
**Quality:** Quality is good with some shriveling in the pack due to warm weather and lack of labor.
**Volume:** Conventional production will remain steady over the next few weeks with peak estimated for weeks 11-16. Organic volumes continue to increase.
**Chile**
**Quality:** Arrival quality is mixed due to port delays with both good and fair fruit.
**Volume:** Arrivals will continue through week 12.
**Oxnard**
**Quality:** Quality is good with clean packs.
**Volume:** Estimates have decreased by roughly 50% for the next few weeks due to freeze damage.
**Florida/Georgia**
**Harvest Status:** Light harvests are underway.
**RASPBERRIES**
**Mexico**
**Quality:** Quality is good with occasional broken fruit and uneven ripening due to fluctuating temperatures.
**Volume:** Production continues to be steady.
**BLACKBERRIES**
**Mexico**
**Quality:** Quality is good with some red cell and leaky fruit due to high winds. Quality is expected to improve going forward.
**Volume:** Production is decreasing slightly.
Weather Conditions
For up-to-date weather conditions in all of our growing regions, click on the region below. [Wunderground.com](http://www.wunderground.com/) is our go-to weather resource for fast and reliable weather updates.
[Watsonville](http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:95076.1.99999)
[Salinas](http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:93901.1.99999)
[Santa Maria](http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:93454.1.99999)
[Oxnard](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ca/oxnard/93030)
[Mexico](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/mx/zamora)
[Georgia](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ga/homerville/31634)
[Florida](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/fl/plant-city)
[South America](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/ar/metan)
Reaching Consumers
Promote Fresh Berries during National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, making it a great opportunity to boost berry sales by promoting the natural nutrients and nutritious benefits of berries.
Berry Quick Facts:
- Blueberries are rich in antioxidants and are considered a superfood!
- One serving (8 berries) of strawberries has more vitamin C than an orange.
- Raspberries are an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C, and manganese.
- Blackberries' dark pigment contains a high amount of antioxidants.
To learn more, read our blog highlighting [Natural Nutrious Berries](https://berrybuzz.calgiant.com/national-nutrition-month).
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