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STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good with nice shape, sheen, and color.
Volume: Production is up this week and is expected to maintain that for the next 3-4 weeks.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 16-20, 22-24, depending on ranch
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional quality is good with nice color and some crooked and button-nosed fruit. Organic spring crop quality is very good with nice color and shape. Organic fall crop quality is good with some soft and bruised fruit.
Volume: Peak production is starting and is estimated to continue through the first few weeks of May.
Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 14-16, 18-20 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 14-16; Organic Fall Crop: 28-32
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is great with a few spongy tips from wet weather. Heavy rain on Thursday night slowed harvests over the weekend as growers cleaned up damaged fruit.
Volume: Production is increasing.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 8-12; Organic: 15-16
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with nice bloom. Some overripe and shriveled fruit due to labor pressure and hot weather.
Volume: Production continues to be steady.
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is winding down with the final week expected to be this week or next.
Central Valley, California
Quality: Organic quality is good.
Volume: Organic production is increasing. Conventional harvests will start this week and volume is expected to quickly increase.
Florida
Quality: Quality is great. Redback fruit from recent freezing weather is being cleaned up.
Volume: Peak production is starting to decrease.
Georgia
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is increasing as peak approaches.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some overripe and green fruit. Growers are experiencing both thripe and labor pressure and are actively working to mitigate both.
Volume: Production is steady.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some red cell and broken fruit.
Volume: Production has slightly decreased.
