STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Organic quality is good with occasional bruised and soft skin fruit.
Volume: Production is slightly decreasing.
Pack Counts: Organic Spring Crop: 25-28
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is good with some overripe and soft fruit due to warm temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s.
Volume: Production is slowly decreasing from peak volumes.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 18-20, 22-24 depending on ranch; Organic: 24-28
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some smaller-sized fruit due to cool temperatures.
Volume: Production is on a downward trend for both conventional and organic fruit.
Central Valley, CA
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is anticipated to decrease this week due to high temperatures.
Oregon
Harvest Status: Light harvests are expected to start this week as the PNW season gets underway.
Washington
Harvest Status: Light harvests are expected to start this week as the season gets underway.
British Columbia
Harvest Status: Light harvests are expected to start this week as the season gets underway.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some soft fruit due to high humidity.
Volume: Conventional production is increasing; organic volumes are steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is increasing as volumes approach the first peak of the season.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Volumes are small and steady; spring plants are expected to be ready for first harvests in the next few weeks.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production continues to increase each week.
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