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STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Both conventional and organic quality is good with nice shape and flavor.
Volume: Production is steady.
Pack Counts: Conventional Spring Crop: 20-24; Organic Spring Crop: 22-26-30 depending on ranch
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is good with nice color, shape, and sheen. The only defect is occasional overripe fruit.
Volume: Peak production continues.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 14-16, 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 is slowly decreasing, and organic volumes remain steady.
Central Valley, CA
Quality: Both conventional and organic quality is good.
Volume: Peak production continues for both conventional and organic fruit.
Georgia
Quality: Rabbiteye quality is fair; heavy rainstorms last week caused some split fruit.
Volume: Estimates have decreased for this week due to split fruit.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with occasional broken fruit.
Volume: Production remains steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is excellent with occasional dark fruit.
Volume: Volumes are quickly increasing.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some leaky fruit.
Volume: Production is on a downward trend.
Georgia
Harvest Status: Growers are evaluating damage from a recent hailstorm.
Watsonville
Harvest Status: Quality is great. Light harvests continue with volumes estimated to increase toward July.
3 simple steps for storing and serving berries:
Tip: Remove strawberries from the refrigerator an hour before eating for the most flavorful berry.
For more tips and tricks on strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, visit our website and Berry Buzz Blog!
