Quality: Fruit quality is good, with some issues of bruised, decayed, and lightly colored fruit.
Volume: Volumes are steady. The conventional fall crop is anticipated to end harvests this week.
Pack Counts: Conventional spring crop 9-12; Conventional fall crop, 20-24; 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 fair with issues of bruising, white shoulders and soft skin.
Volume: Production is steadily increasing.
Pack Counts: 16-28 for California Giant label; 28-32 for Berry Sweet packs.
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.
Quality: Conventional quality is great with minor occurrences of shrivel and leaky fruit.
Volume: Volume from Peru is dropping rapidly, and port delays caused by larger swells are affecting departures.
Quality: Quality is good with nice size, shape, bloom, firmness, color, and flavor.
Volume: Peak volume begins towards the middle of January.
Region Update: Production is anticipated to begin for organic blues in Oxnard in January.
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.”