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STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Both conventional and organic quality is good with occasional overripe or bruised fruit.
Volume: Production remains strong as peak volumes decrease.
Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 20-22-24 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 20-22-26 depending on ranch
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is good with some misshapen and bruised fruit.
Volume: Production is strong with high volumes.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 16-18-20 depending on ranch; Organic: 20-22, 24-26 depending on ranch
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good for both organic and conventional fruit.
Volume: Conventional production continues to decrease, and organic volumes remain steady.
Central Valley, CA
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is excellent.
Volume: Peak production continues for both conventional and organic fruit.
Georgia
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Highbush production is light as the season closes. Rabbiteye volume is anticipated to pick up toward the beginning of June.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some smaller-sized, broken fruit due to hot weather.
Volume: Production continues to be steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is excellent as the season starts.
Volume: Volumes are quickly increasing.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production continues to slowly decrease and will increase again this summer.
Georgia
Harvest Status: Light first harvests are expected to begin this week.
Watsonville
Harvest Status: Quality is great. Light harvests continue with volumes estimated to increase in July.
