STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard
Harvest Status: The first set of green fruit is coming in on fall crop plantings.
Santa Maria
Quality: Conventional fruit quality is good with nice size, shape, color, and taste. Occasional deformed tips and pin rot are the only defects. Organic fruit quality is fair with some pin rot and albino fruit.
Volume: Production will be steady for the next 2-3 weeks.
Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 18-22, 20-24 depending on ranch / Organic Fall Crop: 20-25 depending on ranch.
Florida
Harvest Status: Light harvests have started. Once production increases, a steady stream of fruit is expected through March.
Mexico
Quality: Fruit quality is good overall.
Volume: Production is increasing.
Pack Counts: 22-28 ct.
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is excellent.
Volume: Peak season for conventional fruit has started and is estimated to continue through week 50.
Quality: Quality continues to be excellent.
Volume: Production is decreasing for the season.
Peru
Quality: Quality is good with occasional shriveled berries.
Volume: Production continues to wind down. Shipments will continue to arrive through week 50.
Chile
Quality: Quality is great as the season picks up.
Volume: The first organic container is expected to arrive in the US in week 49 and the first conventional container in week 51.
Oxnard
Harvest Status: Production is beginning to increase for this organic crop.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Production is increasing.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Fruit quality is good.
Volume: Production is rapidly increasing.
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.
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