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Watsonville- Salinas:
Quality: Overall quality is good. The fruit is very firm due to colder weather as of late.
Volume: Production will depend on how much rain takes place over the weekend. Most ranches are wrapping up, but there are others that will keep going another few weeks.
2021 Planting: Conventional planting will be done this week. Organic fields will be done next week.
Santa Maria:
Quality: Mostly good quality with nice size, shape and taste. Shape is improving on the organic fruit; seeing some pinpoint rot, but crews are moving slow in order to pack the best quality.
Volume: Declining around the valley.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 20-22; Organic: 20-24 / 22-24.
Mexico:
Quality: Good size and firmness. Great color. Only small amount of green shoulders or uneven ripening.
Volume: Overall, volume is expected to increase at the end of November. Growers are reporting healthy plants with a lot of flowers.
Florida:
Harvest: Growers were expecting to have had their first pick, but instead crews are cleaning up and assessing damage from Hurricane Eta where 5-7 inches of rain fell earlier in the week. Next week the weather should be dry, so new fruit can ripen up.
Mexico:
Quality: Good size with some above 20 millimeters! Berries are firm with good bloom and no issues with overripe fruit.
Volume: Cooler weather in Central Mexico has slowed down ripening and crop development. Expecting very light organic volume through January, then production is expected to increase again.
South America:
Quality: We are seeing nice sizes, strong bloom and firm berries in Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. The first pack out of Chile took place this week, and quality reports are very good with good size and bloom.
Volume: Light volume from Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. The first fruit from Chile was packed this week and is expected to arrive by sea container mid-December. Organic volume is increasing out of South America over the next four weeks.
Oxnard:
Harvest: Farms received some cold temperatures early this week, which caused some damage to some of the early green fruit. This will push back the start date. Now, we are expecting the first pick to come in early December.
Mexico:
Quality: Growers are seeing some broken fruit and uneven ripening due to cold mornings and warm afternoons. Fruit size is medium to large.
Mexico:
Quality: There are some soft, red cell, leaky berries, but for the most part is shiny and looking good.
Volume: Increasing over the next 4 weeks.
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