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STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional quality is great with occasional green tips and overripe fruit. Organic quality is good with some bruised fruit and pin rot. Growers are working to address pin rot.
Volume: Conventional volumes are increasing each week. Organic production is steady.
Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 12-14; Organic Spring Crop: 24-28
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality is good with firm fruit and nice color.
Volume: Production will decrease over the next few weeks and is expected to increase again in mid-late August.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 20-24; Organic: 24-27
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Conventional production is light. Organic production has finished and will resume in September.
Oregon
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Conventional peak production continues; organic is expected to start peak production this week. Growers increased harvests last week to prepare for temperatures forecasted near 100 degrees this week.
Washington
Quality: Organic quality is excellent.
Volume: Production is expected to be steady through early August.
British Columbia
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good.
Volume: Peak production has started and high volumes are anticipated through late August.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some soft fruit due to wet weather. Quality is expected to improve as the weather does.
Volume: Production is increasing.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good with some overripe fruit. Growers and crews are working to keep packs clean.
Volume: Production is steady.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Volumes are small and steady.
Watsonville
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is steady.
Santa Maria
Harvest Status: Light harvests will start this week.
