November 22, 2021

Crop Updates

STRAWBERRIES

Oxnard

Harvest Status: Fall crop plantings are growing nicely.

Mexico

Harvest status: Fruit quality is good with great size as early volumes continue to increase.

Santa Maria

Quality: Quality is improving on both conventional and organic fruit. Packs are clean with the only defect being deformed tips. 

Volume: Warm weather has increased production.

Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 18-22-25 depending on ranch / Organic Fall Crop: 22-25-27 depending on ranch

11.19 SM straws blog

Florida

Harvest Status: Plants are loaded with flowers and light harvests have started.

11.19 Florida strawbs

BLUEBERRIES

Mexico

Quality: Quality is great. 
 
Volume: Production is increasing into peak season. 
 
Mexico bluebs 11.19
 
Argentina/Uruguay
 
Quality: Quality is excellent.
 
Volume: Production is decreasing and will pick back up again in week 48. 
 
Argentina blues 11.19
 
Peru
Quality: Quality is good. 
 
Volume: Production is decreasing. Containers are estimated to continue arriving until week 51.

Chile

Quality: Quality is great with good firmness and sweet flavor. 

Volume: Production is increasing as the season starts.

chile blues 11.19

Oxnard

Harvest Status: Light harvests have started for this organic crop.

RASPBERRIES

Mexico

Quality: Warm weather is increasing the occurrence of soft fruit. Crews are working hard to deliver clean packs.

Volume: Volume is increasing.

BLACKBERRIES

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good with nice size and occasional overripe fruit.

Volume: Production is steadily increasing. 

Weather Conditions

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. 

Watsonville

Salinas

Santa Maria

Oxnard

Mexico

Georgia

Florida

South America

 

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