STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria:
Quality: Organic quality is good with an occasional soft berry in the pack.
Volume: Organic volumes remain steady. Light harvests of the conventional fall crop have started.
Pack Counts:
Organic: 22-25 ct.
Watsonville/Salinas:
Quality: Quality is good with clean packs.
Volume: Production will remain consistent over the next few weeks.
Pack Counts: Depending on variety and ranch:
Conventional: 18-21 ct.
Organic: 24-26 ct.
BLUEBERRIES
Oregon:
Quality: Overall quality is good with occasional soft blueberries in the packs.
Volume: Production estimates have decreased for the next two weeks as damage assessments from the hot weather continue. Organic production will be at its peak during weeks 29 and 30.
Quality: Overall quality is good with some soft fruit.
Volume: Estimates have decreased for the next few weeks and will increase again in week 30.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico:
Quality: Quality is good with some soft fruit, broken fruit due to rain.
Volume: Wet weather has decreased volumes.
Watsonville/Salinas:
Quality: Quality is good and continues to improve.
Volume: Production decreased slightly this week due to cool weather.
BLACKBERRIES
Santa Maria:
Quality: Quality is excellent.
Volume: Volume continues to increase each week.
Watsonville/Salinas:
Quality: Overall quality is good.
Volume: Production decreased slightly this week due to cool 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.
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