Quality: Fruit quality is good, with good firmness, color and flavor.
Volume: Once the weather stabilizes, production is expected to return to a steady upward trend. March is still projected to see higher-than-normal volumes. The plants continue to appear healthy, with dark green canopies and vigorous flower sets emerging.
Pack Counts: Conventional spring crop, 14-16; Organic spring crop, 14-16; Organic fall crop 22-26.
Quality: Fruit quality is good, with good firmness, color and flavor.
Volume: Volumes are expected to stabilize toward the end of the week, with a potential dip later next week.
Pack Counts: 12-16; 18-20.
Quality: Fruit quality is good with issues of bruising, white shoulders and soft skin.
Volume: Production has passed its peak.
Pack Counts: 16-20, 22-26.
Quality: Conventional quality is excellent.
Volume: Conventional volume is in peak of production, which should last through mid-April.
Region Update: Chilean production will officially finish this week. Production is finishing earlier than expected this year due to the high heat and rain events earlier in the year.
Quality: Organic quality is excellent.
Volume: Volume is quickly ramping up, and peak volume is estimated to arrive around late March.
October 8 – 10th
Seattle, WA
“I’ve never written to a producer of any food, but I am compelled to let you know that your strawberries are consistently the best we’ve ever had. We’ve eaten so many that I’m surprised we haven’t grown stems. Thank you for making us believe again that fruit can be grown, packaged, and shipped and remain delicious.”