Quality: Quality continues to improve.
Volume: Production is looking good for conventional and organic fruit, with our estimates doubling each week as we approach the expected peak of the season in June.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 12-18; Organic: 18-24;
Quality: Quality remains good, with good flavor, bloom and appearance, although we are seeing some issues with red berries, soft and leaking fruit, and shriveling from the high heat.
Volume: Conventional volume in Mexico is trending down each week, and we are expecting the conventional blue season to end towards July. Organic production will begin again around August.
Quality: Conventional quality is good.
Volume: Due to weather events the end of season is anticipated post-Memorial Day.
Quality: Quality is great, with great size, flavor, and bloom.
Volume: Conventional and organic production is peaking.
Region Update: Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia production will begin around July.
Quality: Overall, fruit is looking good with a strong red color, sizes and firmness.
Volume: Volume for raspberries is in a dip, but volume should start increasing steadily from now through May.
Quality: Quality is good with some issues of red cell regression, attached calyx, and some soft, leaking fruit due to the high heat in this region.
Volume: Volume for blackberries is consistent, but we are in a dip in production from pruning over the last week.
“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.”