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CROP UPDATES

STRAWBERRIES

strawberry

Oxnard

Quality: Quality is good with nice sheen, shape, firmness, 90-100% coloring. Occasional occurrences of damaged tips.

Volume: Volumes are increasing.

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

Santa Maria

Quality: Quality is good with occurrences of green shoulders and some pinrot. Fruit has a nice shape, sheen and flavor. 

Volume: Volumes are increasing.  

Pack Counts: 9-16, depending on ranch.

Florida

Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good with occasional green shoulders and pinrot.

Volume: Volumes are steady.

Pack Counts: Conventional: 9-12, 14-18, depending on ranch; Organic: 18-22, 28-30 depending on ranch.

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good overall with some heat related defects of overripe and soft-skinned fruit. 

Volume: Production is peaking. 

Pack Counts: Conventional: 22-26 depending on ranch.

BLUEBERRIES

blueberry

Chile

Quality: Quality is good with some soft, shriveled fruit.

Volume: Volumes are expected to increase.

Oxnard

Quality: Organic quality is great

Volume: Cool wet weather has slowed ripening in the region. Production will steadily increase over the next 4 weeks.

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good with occasional attached flowers. 

Volume: Volume will steadily increase over the coming months. Spring crop peak is forecasted for weeks 10-16.

RASPBERRIES

raspberry

Mexico

Quality: Quality is very good with nice size and firmness.

Volume: Conventional and organic volumes are steady. 

BLACKBERRIES

blackberry

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good overall with some red cell and leaky fruit. 

Volume: Volumes are steady. 

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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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