Quality: Fruit quality is good and improving. Some instances of white shoulders and seedy fruit may be present.
Volume: Volumes are increasing. The conventional fall crop has concluded for the season.
Pack Counts: Conventional spring crop 12-14; Organic fall crop, 20-24.
Quality: Fruit quality is good with some green tips due to colder weather.
Volume: Production is steadily increasing week-over-week.
Pack Counts: 22-28.
Quality: Fruit quality is good with issues of bruising, white shoulders and soft skin.fafa
Volume: Production is currently peaking.
Pack Counts: 16-28.
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good with minor occurrences of shrivel and leaky fruit.
Volume: Production is expected to pick up towards the end of the month, with a second conventional peak anticipated in mid-March. Regarding organic volume, one final small burst of blueberries is expected in February, followed by a gap in supply until August.
Region Update: Peru has concluded production for the season. A few final shipments are anticipated to arrive at the beginning of February.
Quality: Quality is good with nice size, shape, bloom, firmness, color, and flavor.
Volume: Peak volume begins towards the middle of January.
Region Update: Light production has begun.
Quality: Overall, fruit is looking good with a strong red color, sizes and firmness.
Volume: Volume for raspberries is steady.
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Volume for blackberries is steady for the rest of the year.
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.”