September 19, 2022

STRAWBERRIES 

Santa Maria 

Quality: Quality is good with some soft-skinned, deformed fruit, and occasional pin rot on shoulders. Shape, size and color is good. Crews are doing a good job keeping packs clean. 

Volume: Fall crop production increasing with peak estimated for first week of October. Organic spring crop production is decreasing.  

Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 18-20; Organic Fall Crop: 16-18, 20-22 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 28-30, 32-35 

Watsonville/Salinas 

Quality: Quality is fair for both organic and conventional fruit with some soft and overripe fruit due from the heat wave.  

Volume: Production is decreasing; downward trend expected through month of October.  

Pack Counts: Conventional: 20-26; Organic: 30-34   

BLUEBERRIES 

Mexico 

Quality: Quality is excellent. 

Volume: Production is increasing as the season gets underway. 

Oregon 

Quality: Quality is good.  

Volume: Production is decreasing.   

British Columbia 

Quality: Quality is fair for both conventional and organic fruit.  

Volume: Production is light as the season finishes.   

Peru:  

Quality: Quality at origin and upon arrival is great with good bloom and firmness.   

Volume: Production is increasing with peak estimated to start the last week of September. 

RASPBERRIES 

Mexico 

Quality: Quality is good with occasional overripe or dark fruit.  

Volume: Production is steady.   

Watsonville 

Quality: Quality is fair due to hot weather. 

Volume: Volumes are steady and will continue to gradually decrease through the month of October. 

BLACKBERRIES 

Mexico 

Quality: Quality is fair. 

Volume: Production is increasing.  

Watsonville 

Quality: Quality is fair with red cell and leaky berries due to hot weather. 

Volume: Volumes are steady and will begin to decrease in the coming weeks. 

Santa Maria 

Quality: Quality is fair with some red cell, soft and leaky fruit due to hot weather.  

Volume: Production has decreased due to last week’s heatwave.   

For up-to-date weather conditions in all of our growing regions, click on the region below. Wunderground.com is our go-to weather resource for fast and reliable weather updates. 

Watsonville

Salinas

Santa Maria

Oxnard

Mexico

Georgia

Florida

South America