Region Update: Heavy rainfall is expected across California’s key growing regions, creating significant challenges for upcoming production. These conditions will make fields difficult to access, and this week’s harvest is highly uncertain.
Quality: A significant amount of fruit continues to be dropped due to rot, albino, and decay—residual effects from earlier rain events. Some blocks are still showing minor water damage on tips and shoulders, though this is expected to clear up with subsequent passes.
Volume: Production remains steady but is gradually declining as the season transitions into fall.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 22-26; Organic: 26-30.
Region Update: Heavy rainfall is expected across California’s key growing regions, creating significant challenges for upcoming production. These conditions will make fields difficult to access, and this week’s harvest is highly uncertain.
Quality: Quality is improving.
Volume: Production is steady.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 22-24, 24-30.
Region Update: Light production is beginning.
Region Update: Packing operations experienced delays due to logistical and equipment issues. One container packed at origin was delayed, and although a bulk container was received, it will not be packed until later this week. These delays have temporarily impacted shipments for some orders.
Region Update: Blueberry quality is very good, with fruit sizes trending down. Ripeness is well-balanced, and only occasional overripe or soft berries are being observed.
Quality: Quality is good overall.
Volume: Conventional raspberry production is steady.
Region Update: Raspberry production is quickly winding down, with current weekly volume down 10%-20% from last week. Production is expected to end within the next week depending on how the rain hits.
Region Update: Weekly production is beginning to quickly decline as we enter early November. Production is expected to end within the next week depending on how the rain hits.
Quality: Some minor quality issues have been observed.
Volume: Blackberry production is in their late-season crops, which is helping to maintain quality and volume. Production is anticipated to end within the next two weeks.
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