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title: May 31, 2021
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# May 31, 2021
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Crop Updates
### **Strawberries**
**Santa Maria:**
**Quality: **Overall quality of both conventional and organic fruit is good. Forecasted cool weather patterns should help keep fruit firm and mitigate any bruising and over-ripeness.
**Volume**: Production will remain steady for both conventional and organic, as volume starts to slow down.
**Pack Counts:** Conventional: 16-18, 20-22 ct. depending on variety / Organic: 16-18-20 ct.
**Watsonville/Salinas:**
**Quality:** Fruit quality remains good with large sizes still holding in some ranches. Some minor bronzing and thrip damage are the only defects.
**Volume:** Production continues to steadily increase for an end of June peak of volume.
**Pack Counts:** Conventional: 10-14-16 ct. depending on variety / Organic: 18-20-24 ct. depending on variety.
### **Blueberries**
**Mexico**
**Quality**: Overall fruit quality is good.
**Volume:** Production continues to decrease as the spring crop wraps up for the season.
**Oxnard**
**Quality**: Quality is good with mostly firm berries and good bloom.
**Volume**: Production is winding down for the season and is projected to finish in week 24.
**Central Valley, CA**
**Quality:** Both conventional and organic fruit quality is good.
**Volume:** Conventional production will pick up this week, as growers reach peak volume. Organic productions will remain consistent for the next two weeks.
**Georgia:**
**Quality:** Quality is excellent with medium-sized berries and no major defects.
**Volume:** Highbush production will taper off this week. Light picking for rabbiteye will start this week. Full production will begin the week of June 12.
### **Raspberries**
**Mexico:**
**Quality:** Some soft and broken fruit being reported due to ongoing heat. Crews are working hard to keep packs clean.
**Volume**: Conventional production will increase mid-June and remain steady through the summer. Organic harvests will be light through the next month or two and pick back up toward the end of July.
**Watsonville/Salinas:**
**Harvest Status:** Crews had their first pass in the fields last week, and will continue a light harvest for the new few weeks until production increases mid-June.
### **Blackberries**
**Watsonville/Salinas:**
**Harvest Status:** Growers expect to start light first harvests this week and gain momentum toward mid-June.
**Georgia:**
**Quality:** Quality is excellent with no major defects.
**Volume:** Production is increasing each week and is expected to enter peak in the next few weeks.
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)
Consumer Spotlight
**A berry sweet message from a valued shopper:**
“Bought 4 lbs of strawberries on Thursday, and bought another 4 lbs on Monday. Can't get enough. They are delicious!"
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