Region Update: A major rain event is anticipated. This weekend’s rain has the potential to disrupt operations and diminish fruit quality, which could cause a premature end to the 2024 Santa Maria Fall Crop. Crews will be evaluating.
Quality: Conventional and organic fruit quality is good with some decay and pin rot present.
Volume: Production has now entered in a post-peak phase. Volumes are dependent upon upcoming weather challenges.
Pack Counts: Conventional fall crop 22-24. Organic fall crop, 24-30.
Region Update: Production has ended in Watsonville and Salinas for the 2024 season.
Quality: Fruit quality is good.
Volume: Production is increasing week-over-week.
Pack Counts: 26-30.
Quality: Fruit quality is good.
Volume: Production is increasing week-over-week.
Pack Counts: 20-26 for California Giant label; 26-30 for Berry Sweet packs.
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good with minor occurrences of shrivel and leaky fruit.
Volume: Volumes are increasing.
Quality: Conventional quality is great with minor occurrences of shrivel and leaky fruit.
Volume: Volumes are steady with bulk containers and prepacked pints/18oz containers arriving in CGC once or twice a week almost every week through the rest of the year
Quality: Organic quality is great with minor occurrences of shrivel and leaky fruit.
Volume: No arrivals this week from Chile but we expect arrivals every week in December and on.
Quality: Overall, fruit is looking good with a strong red color, sizes and firmness look good.
Volume: Volume for raspberries is staying steady through November.
Region Update: Production has ended.
Quality: Quality is fair but improving.
Volume: Volume for blackberries is steady for the rest of the year.
Region Update: Production has ended.
October 8 – 10th
Seattle, WA
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