Harvest Status: Plants are healthy; light harvests are anticipated to begin in week 47.
Quality: Quality is good with healthy plants, a strong flower set and occasional overripe fruit.
Volume: Production is increasing as the season starts. Volume is estimated to increase significantly near week 47.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 24-28
Quality: Quality is fair but improving. Some pin rot, deformed tips and seedy fruit are present due to the stress to the plants and fruit from extreme fluctuations of hot and cold weather over the past 8 weeks.
Volume: Volume is forecasted to decrease throughout the remainder of the season due to ongoing pest pressure and past weather events.
Pack Counts: Conventional Fall Crop: 18-24; Organic Fall Crop: 22-30 depending on ranch; Organic Spring Crop: 28-32
Quality: Quality is fair with some green fruit and decay. The season is expected to wind down over the next few weeks because of heat, rain, and pest pressure.
Volume: Production is starting to wrap up for the season; volume will decrease into November.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 20-24; Organic: 28-32
Quality: Quality is good on arrival.
Volume: Production is steady with peak production expected in early November.
Quality: Quality is good with excellent size and bloom.
Volume: Production is increasing.
Quality: Quality is excellent.
Volume: Production is steady and expected to increase in early November.
Quality: Quality is good with nice size and firm fruit. Occasional broken and/or green fruit.
Volume: Production is slowly increasing.
Quality: Quality is fair.
Volume: Production is decreasing as the season winds down.
Quality: Quality is very good with nice size.
Volume: Production is steady. Peak volumes forecasted for December.
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Slight increase in volume.
Oct. 17th – 18th
Atlanta, GA
Booth #B1439