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STRAWBERRIES

Watsonville/Salinas

Quality:

Conventional: Fruit quality is fair with occurrences of pinrot and crooked fruit.
Organic: Fruit quality is fair with occurrences of pinrot and crooked fruit.

Volume: Volumes continue to decline as growers transition to cannery production, finish harvest, or begin field preparation for next season. Light rain has shown no significant impact to the region’s production.

Pack Counts:

Conventional: 20-26.
Organic: 26-28.

Santa Maria

Quality:

Conventional: Fruit quality is fair, with significant water damage in the field from a rain event. Occurrences of pinrot and crooked fruit are present. Crews are dropping subpar fruit and being diligent about what is packed.
Organic: Fruit quality is fair, with significant water damage in the field from a rain event. Occurrences
of pinrot and crooked fruit are present. Crews are dropping subpar fruit and being diligent about what is packed.

Volume: Production continues on a downward trend. Rain has further impacted harvest schedules and quality, with volumes remaining weather dependent. Volumes are limited.

Pack Counts:

Conventional: 24-28.
Organic: 20-32.

Mexico

Quality: Quality is good.

Volume: We are now receiving exports from Mexico in Texas of organic and conventional fruit. Volume is very light. Estimates increase week-over-week for the next several weeks, but total volume will remain limited throughout the fall.

BLUEBERRIES

Peru

Quality:

Conventional: Quality is good.
Organic: Quality is good.

Volumes:

Conventional and organic volume will be limited through November. El Nino has reduced total Peruvian blueberry production this season due to warm spring temperatures limiting floral differentiation on many varieties.

RASPBERRIES

Mexico

Quality:

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

Volume: Volume is increasing. Mexico berries transitioned to export direct to Texas.

Watsonville

Quality: Conventional: Quality is good to fair.

Volume: Production is light.

BLACKBERRIES

Mexico

Quality:

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

Volume:

Conventional: Volumes are increasing. Mexico berries transitioned to export direct to Texas.
Organic: Light volumes beginning this week.

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