STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good with great shape and sheen.
Volume: Volume is trending slightly downward.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 16-18-20 depending on ranch
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional fruit quality is good with occasional bruising, green shoulders, or deformed tips. Organic quality is good with nice shape and size.
Volume: Production is strong and steady; growers are at their peak of promotional volume through May.
1 lb Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 14-16, 18-20 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 16-20
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is good with occasional spongy tips, decay and windburn from cold, wet windy weather. Crews are doing a great job keeping packs clean. The rain helped perk up plants and reduce mite pressure.
Volume: Production is increasing week over week. Promotional volume will be strong May through June.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 10-12; Organic: 16-18
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with nice bloom. Some overripe and shriveled fruit due to tight labor and hot weather.
Volume: Production continues to be steady.
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is winding down for the season.
Central Valley, California
Quality: Quality is good for both organic and conventional fruit.
Volume: Organic production continues to increase each week. Light conventional production has started; volume is expected to increase significantly in week 19.
Florida
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is beginning to wind down for the season.
Georgia
Quality: Quality is very good.
Volume: Peak production is starting to slow. A slight dip in volume is estimated in weeks to come as seasons transition from highbush to rabbiteye.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some overripe and green fruit. Growers are experiencing both thrip 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.
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