Quality: Conventional and organic fruit quality is good with strong size and firm fruit. Defects are present, such as wet bruising, softer fruit, and pinrot due to .5’’ of rain. Crews picked ahead of Wednesday’s rain, mitigating as much damage as possible.
Volume: Projections have been kept conservative due to potential rain damage.
Pack Counts: Conventional,16-20; Organic, 20-22.
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good. Crews are moving slowly as they fight increased wet bruising, softer fruit, and pinrot due to .5’’ of rain. Field management is keeping the pressure on to keep this fruit out of the packs.
Volume: Volumes are light and projections have been kept conservative due to potential rain damage.
Pack Counts: Conventional, 20-24; Organic, 20-24.
Quality: Conventional quality is good, with nice bloom and flavor. Minor occurrences of defects due to heat.
Volume: Mexico is entering a gradual decline.
Quality: Crop condition is strong, with good sizing and quality reported.
Volumes: Volumes are strong however season may come to a quick close if weather becomes unfavorable.
Quality: Quality is good with excellent color, firmness, and flavor.
Volume: Peak volumes will continue through the next few months.
Quality: Strong early crop condition. Fruit shows excellent firmness, flavor, and appearance.
Volume: Volumes will remain light for the coming week, with a meaningful increase anticipated in early-to-mid June.
Region Update: Quality is good, with some impact from the ongoing heat.
Volume: Volumes are steady, however overall blackberry production is ramping up towards peak production in late-July.
Quality: Current field assessments show healthy crop development, though slightly behind historical timing due to cooler weather.
Volume: Conventional harvest is expected to begin around June 1. The organic program is now projected to start in early July.
July 14-16
Monterey, CA
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July 23-24
Monterey, CA
Booth #102
September 9-12
Nashville, TN
October 14-16
Orlando, FL
December 1-3
New York City, NY
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