September 6, 2022

STRAWBERRIES 

Santa Maria 

Quality: Quality of conventional is good. A heat wave from the weekend into this week may increase the occurrence of soft, bruised fruit.  

Volume: Conventional and organic fall crop production is increasing. Organic spring crop production is steady.  

Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 14-16; Organic Fall Crop: 15-18; Organic Spring Crop: 28-34 

Watsonville/Salinas 

Quality: Quality is good for both organic and conventional fruit. A heat wave from the weekend into this week may increase the occurrence of soft, bruised fruit. 

Volume: Volume is currently steady. Production is anticipated to slowly start decreasing in the coming weeks.  

Pack Counts: Conventional: 20-23-26 depending on ranch; Organic: 26-32   

BLUEBERRIES 

Oregon 

Quality: Quality is good.  

Volume: Production is steady.   

Washington 

Quality: Organic quality is good.  

Volume: Production will finish for the season at the end of this week.

British Columbia 

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

Volume: Volumes are starting to decrease.  

Peru:  

Quality: Quality at origin and upon arrival is very good.  

Volume: Arrivals are steady.  

RASPBERRIES 

Mexico 

Quality: Quality is good.  

Volume: Production is steady.

Watsonville 

Quality: Quality is good with occasional broken fruit. A regional heatwave may impact fruit quality.  

Volume: Volumes are entering late-summer peak production. Production may decrease slightly this week due to heat.   

BLACKBERRIES 

Mexico 

Quality: Quality is good, with some red cell.  

Volume: Production is increasing.  

Watsonville 

Quality: Quality is good with occasional red cell and leaky berries. A regional heatwave may impact fruit quality. 

Volume: Peak production has started. Volumes may decrease slightly due to heat.  

Santa Maria 

Quality: Quality is good with some red cell and leaky fruit due to heat.  

Volume: Volume is increasing. Production may decrease slightly this week due to hot weather

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

2022 California Giant Chef Invitational 

California Giant Berry Farms is excited to announce the Top Chef and People's Choice winners of the 4th Annual California Giant Chef Invitational! Congratulations to both chefs and all who competed in this year's incredibly tough competition. 

2022 California Giant Top Chef

Chef Derek Seigfried of Gordon Food Service wowed the judges with his Blackberry Lamb Kofta over a bed of Blueberry Cousous and Raspberry Muhamarra.  

2022 California Giant People's Choice

Chef Robert Stegall-Smith of Performance Foodservice won voters over with his savory Giant Berry Pizza with Triple Berry Chipotle Sauce and Strawberry "Pepperoni".