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STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Organic quality is good with some bruised and soft skin fruit.
Volume: Organic production is steady; conventional production is done for the season.
Pack Counts: Organic Spring Crop: 24-28-30 depending on ranch
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality for both conventional and organic fruit is good.
Volume: High peak production volumes continue.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 18-20, 22-24 depending on ranch; Organic: 22-28
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production continues to decrease as the season winds down.
Central Valley, CA
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Estimated volumes have decreased by 50 percent for this week and next due to heat.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is great with nice size fruit.
Volume: Production is steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is great with nice size fruit.
Volume: Production is increasing quickly.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is steady and will start increasing in the coming weeks.
Georgia
Harvest Status: Production has finished for the season due to hail damage.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good with occasional heat scorch due to warm temperatures.
Volume: Production is increasing quickly.
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It’s the final week to submit a recipe for California Giant’s Chef Invitational!
Don't miss the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and compete for the title of California Giant Berry Farms Top Chef.
Chefs are asked to submit a main dish that creatively features fresh berries as a star ingredient. A panel of judges will narrow down the submissions received to a group of Semifinalist Chefs (round 1). The winners of this will advance to the Top Chef Finalists (round 2) in-person showdown event on California's Central Coast!
Recipes must be submitted to the online portal by Friday, June 24, 2022.
