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STRAWBERRIES

Watsonville/Salinas

Quality:

Conventional: Fruit quality is good. Occurrences of bruised/soft fruit are present due to heat, however plant canopy mitigated some defects.
Organic: Fruit quality is good. Occurrences of bruised/soft fruit are present due to heat, however plant canopy mitigated some defects.

Volume: Volumes are decreasing week-by-week, with heat event further limiting availability.

Pack Counts:

Conventional: 24-28..
Organic: 30-34.

Santa Maria

Quality:

Conventional: Fruit quality is good-to-fair. Occurrences of bruised, soft and sunburnt fruit are present due to extreme heat. Fruit size has dropped.
Organic: Fruit quality is good-to-fair. Occurrences of bruised, soft and sunburnt fruit are present due to extreme heat. Fruit size has dropped.

Volume: Volumes are limited due to heat event. While volumes are anticipated to rebound, anticipate limited availability in the coming weeks.

Pack Counts:

Conventional: 24-28.
Organic: 28-32.

BLUEBERRIES

PNW

Quality: Organic and conventional quality is good as the season begins a gradual decline.

Volumes: Volumes are quickly decreasing as the season winds down. The PNW is anticipated to continue with limited production in weeks 36-39: WA nearing completion, Oregon field harvest ended by rain, and BC is on late-season varieties. Organic fruit in the PNW (Oregon) is no longer being packed.

Peru

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is excellent.
Organic: Quality is excellent.

Volumes: Conventional volumes are limited in September, however overall supply is increasing. Organic volumes are limited in September, however overall supply is increasing.

RASPBERRIES

Mexico

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some leaky/soft fruit.
Organic: Quality is good with some leaky/soft fruit.

Volume: September availability will be limited for Mexico product. Volume will begin increasing more significantly in October. Mexico cane berries will be transitioning to export to Texas in late-September.

Watsonville

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some soft fruit and sunburn due to high temperatures.

Volume: Production is anticipated to remain steady through late-September and will decrease in early October. Availability is limited.

BLACKBERRIES

Mexico

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some leaky/soft fruit.

Watsonville

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good with some soft fruit and sunburn due to high temperatures.
Organic: Quality is good with some soft fruit and sunburn due to high temperatures.

Volume:

Conventional: Production is expected to remain steady for the next few weeks. Availability remains limited.
Organic: Volumes expected to decrease in the coming weeks. Availability will be limited.