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CROP UPDATES

STRAWBERRIES

strawberry

Oxnard

Quality: Conventional quality is good, with nice shape, firmness and sheen. Coloring is 90%+ with some occurrences of pinrot.

Volume: Production is steady.

Pack Counts:  10-12, 14-16 depending on ranch. 

Santa Maria

Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good, with some occurrences of green shoulders. 

Volume: Production is increasing. 

Pack Counts: 10-12, 18-24, depending on ranch. 

Florida

Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good.

Volume: Volumes continue to increase, however are not increasing as fast as normal due to unseasonably cool and wet weather.

Pack Counts: Conventional: 14-16, 16-20 depending on ranch; Organic: 16-32 depending on ranch.

Mexico

Quality: Conventional quality is good. 

Volume: Production is increasing. 

Pack Counts: Conventional: 25-28, depending on ranch; 

BLUEBERRIES

blueberry

Chile

Quality: Quality and size at origin is excellent.

Volume: Volumes are light due to a 10-14 day delayed harvest caused by the mild spring in the region.

Oxnard

Quality: Organic quality is great with good size and bloom.

Volume: Volumes are light but increasing slowly. Peak volumes are forecasted for weeks 8-13.

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good. 

Volume: Volume will steadily increase over the next month. Spring crop peak is forecasted for weeks 7-14.

RASPBERRIES

raspberry

Mexico

Quality: Quality of conventional fruit is good.

Volume: Conventional and organic volumes are steady. 

BLACKBERRIES

blackberry

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good with nice sheen and flavor. 

Volume: Volumes are steady. 

Organic Produce Summit (OPS)

July 10th – 11th
Monterey, CA

IFPA Foodservice Conference

July 25th – 26th
Monterey, CA
Booth #617

SEPC Southern Innovations

Sept. 12th – 14th
Nashville, TN

 

IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show

Oct. 17th – 18th
Atlanta, GA

A berry nice note from a California Giant Berry Farms shopper:

“Absolutely delicious! Unbelievable life span (refrigerated)! Just as good today as when purchased 5 days ago!”

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