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STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Organic quality is good with some bruised fruit due to warm weather.
Volume: Production is slightly decreasing.
Pack Counts: Organic Spring Crop: 25-28-30 depending on ranch
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is good with some bruised fruit due to warm weather; this is expected to improve with cooler temperatures.
Volume: Production is on a slight downward trend.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 20-24, 24-28 depending on ranch; Organic: 28-32
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with reduced bloom due to rain.
Volume: Production is decreasing.
Central Valley, CA
Harvest Status: Production has finished for the season.
Oregon
Quality: Quality is excellent to start the season.
Volume: First harvests have started. Production will quickly increase with the peak volumes forecasted for weeks 28-30.
Washington
Harvest Status: Light first harvests have started; production is estimated to begin quickly increasing toward week 28.
British Columbia
Harvest Status: Light first harvests have started; production is estimated to begin quickly increasing in week 28. Cool weather has pushed back the start of the season.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some broken fruit due to rain.
Volume: Conventional production is increasing; organic volumes are steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production has decreased slightly from the first peak.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Volumes are small and steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good with occasional red cell.
Volume: Production is quickly increasing toward peak production.
