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STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Quality: Quality is good with occasional overripe and small fruit. Crews are keeping packs clean.
Volume: Production is winding down for the season.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 16-20 depending on ranch
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional fruit quality is good with some green shoulders and deformed tips. Organic fruit quality is good with occasional overripe or bruised fruit. Plants are loaded with strong green fruit; consistent cool weather is stunting ripening across both organic and conventional fruit. Weather is expected to warm up toward the end of the week.
Volume: Peak production continues; big increases in volume are expected with warmer weather.
Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 18-20, 22-25 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 20-22-25 depending on ranch
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is great; ripening is slow due to cool nighttime temperatures.
Volume: Production is increasing week over week. Depending on weather patterns, peak may be towards the middle of June.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 10-12; Organic: 16-17
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Both organic and conventional production is steady.
Central Valley, California
Quality: Organic and conventional quality is good.
Volume: Both organic and conventional production is increasing. Large promotional volumes are anticipated through June.
Georgia
Quality: Quality is very good.
Volume: Highbush production is expected to finish this week. Rabbiteye volumes are estimated to start in week 21 and increase quickly.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is very good with some uneven ripening due to drastic swings in day and nighttime temperatures.
Volume: Production is gradually increasing each week.
Watsonville/Salinas
Harvest Status: First light harvests are expected this week. Cool weather is slowing ripening.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with occasional occurrences of red cell and leaky fruit.
Volume: Production continues to slowly decrease.
Watsonville/Salinas
Harvest Status: First harvests are estimated to start in a few weeks. Cool weather is slowing the start of the season.
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