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STRAWBERRIES
Oxnard:
Harvest Status: Fall crop planting is wrapping up.
Santa Maria:
Quality: Quality is good with nice color, size, and taste. Minor defects are deformed fruit and pin rot. Growers are assessing damage from rain over the weekend, but are estimating minimal damage.
Volume: Production is slowly decreasing.
Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 18-20-24 depending on ranch / Organic Fall Crop: 18-20-24 depending on ranch
Watsonville/Salinas:
Quality: Quality is good as the season finishes.
Volume: Harvests finished late last week due to heavy rain.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 22-26 / Organic: 28-32
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico:
Quality: Quality is excellent.
Volume: Production is steadily increasing.
South America:
RASPBERRIES
Mexico:
Quality: Crews are doing an excellent job keeping packs clean as growers work to mitigate yellow rust.
Volume: Volume will decrease slightly for a few weeks and is expected to pick up in November.
Watsonville/Salinas:
Quality: Plants and fruit were protected by hoops from the regional rain.
Volume: Production will continue for a few more weeks.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico:
Quality: Overall quality is fair with occasional red cells and leaky fruit.
Volume: Production is increasing.
Watsonville/Salinas:
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