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STRAWBERRIES

Watsonville/Salinas

Quality:

Conventional: Fruit quality is good. Minor occurrences of defects in the field.
Organic: Fruit quality is good. Minor occurrences of defects in the field.

Volume: Volumes are decreasing week-by-week, with heat event further limiting availability.

Pack Counts:

Conventional: 24-28.
Organic: 30-34.

Santa Maria

Quality:

Conventional: Fruit quality is good-to-fair. Occurrences of sunburnt fruit are present due to heat. Fruit size has dropped.
Organic: Fruit quality is good-to-fair. Occurrences of sunburnt fruit are present due to heat. Fruit size has dropped.

Volume: Volumes are limited due to heat event. While volumes are anticipated to rebound, anticipate limited availability in the coming weeks.

Pack Counts:

Conventional: 20-24.
Organic: 28-32.

BLUEBERRIES

PNW

Quality: Organic and conventional quality is good as the season begins a gradual decline.

Volumes: Volumes are quickly decreasing as the season winds down. The PNW is anticipated to continue with limited production in weeks 36-39. BC is on late-season varieties. Organic fruit in the PNW (Oregon) is no longer being packed.

Peru

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is excellent.
Organic: Quality is excellent.

Volumes:

Conventional volumes will be steady, but limited through the next few weeks through October.
Organic volumes will be very limited through October, with a two-week gap in arrivals over the next couple of weeks

RASPBERRIES

Mexico

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some leaky/soft fruit.
Organic: Quality is good with some leaky/soft fruit

Volume: September availability will be limited for Mexico product. Volume will begin increasing more significantly in October. Mexico cane berries will be transitioning to export directly to Texas within the next two weeks.

Watsonville

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some soft fruit and sunburn due to high temperatures.

Volume: Production is anticipated to remain steady through late-September and will decrease in early October. Availability is limited.

BLACKBERRIES

Mexico

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some leaky/soft fruit.

Watsonville

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some soft fruit and sunburn due to high temperatures.
Organic: Quality is good with some soft fruit and sunburn due to high temperatures.

Volume:

Conventional: Production is expected to remain steady for the next few weeks. Availability remains limited.
Organic: Volumes expected to decrease in the coming weeks. Availability will be limited.