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title: August 9, 2021
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# August 9, 2021
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Crop Updates
**STRAWBERRIES**
**Oxnard:**
**Harvest Status:** Fall crop planting is underway.
**Santa Maria:**
**Quality**: Overall quality for both conventional and organic fruit is good with some seedy, overripe, and deformed tips. Quality is improving each harvest and crews are keeping clean packs.
**Volume**: Production continues to increase each week.
**Pack Counts**: Conventional: 18-20-22 ct. / Organic: 22-24-26 ct.
**Watsonville/Salinas:**
**Quality**: Quality is great despite occasional soft fruit and pin rot from damp mornings. Growers are working hard to combat these issues.
**Volume**: Production will remain steady for the next 4-5 weeks. Everything is still roughly one month behind last year's schedule. Labor is tight for everyone.
**Pack Counts**: Conventional: 20-24 ct. / Organic: 26-30 ct.
**BLUEBERRIES**
**Oregon:**
**Quality**: Quality is fair with some shriveling and smaller fruit from a short heatwave last week.
**Volume**: Estimates have been reduced due to last week's heatwave. Organic and conventional volumes remain steady.
**British Columbia:**
**Quality:** Quality is mixed with good, clean fruit going to fresh packs and the rest to process.
**Volume**: Fresh volume is expected to be consistent for the next 1-2 weeks.
****Mexico:****
** Harvest Status:** Light conventional harvests have started and are expected to increase in week 38.
****RASPBERRIES****
**Mexico:**
**Quality**: Wet weather continues to impact quality. Crews are working hard to maintain clean packs.
**Volume**: Production is beginning to increase.
**Watsonville/Salinas:**
**Quality**: Quality is good.
**Volume**: Production is increasing each week with peak production estimated for September.
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**BLACKBERRIES**
**Watsonville/Salinas:**
**Quality:** Quality is very good with minor red cells.
** Volume:** Peak production is expected to occur at the end of August.
Weather Conditions
For up-to-date weather conditions in all of our growing regions, click on the region below. [Wunderground.com](http://www.wunderground.com/) is our go-to weather resource for fast and reliable weather updates.
[Watsonville](http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:95076.1.99999)
[Salinas](http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:93901.1.99999)
[Santa Maria](http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:93454.1.99999)
[Oxnard](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ca/oxnard/93030)
[Mexico](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/mx/zamora)
[Georgia](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ga/homerville/31634)
[Florida](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/fl/plant-city)
[South America](https://www.wunderground.com/weather/ar/metan)
Reaching Consumers
For those local to Watsonville and the Monterey Bay area, please join the California Giant Foundation’s efforts to support local non-profit organizations by purchasing a Skirt Steak BBQ lunch.
**The California Giant Foundation's Annual Skirt Steak BBQ**
**Date:** Tuesday, August 21, 2021 | 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
**Location:** 75 Sakata Lane, Watsonville, CA 95076
**Meal:** $20/meal - enjoy grilled skirt steak, garlic bread, salad, fresh berries, and dessert!
**Order Now**: [foundation@calgiant.com](mailto:foundation@calgiant.com) or (831) 728 - 1773
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