STRAWBERRIES

Watsonville/Salinas
Quality: Quality continues to improve.
Volume: Production is looking good for conventional and organic fruit, with our estimates doubling each week as we approach the expected peak of the season in June.
Pack Counts: Conventional: 12-18; Organic: 18-24;
BLUEBERRIES

Mexico
Quality: Quality remains good, with good flavor, bloom and appearance, although we are seeing some issues with red berries, soft and leaking fruit, and shriveling from the high heat.
Volume: Conventional volume in Mexico is trending down each week, and we are expecting the conventional blue season to end towards July. Organic production will begin again around August.
Florida
Quality: Conventional quality is good.
Volume: Due to weather events the end of season is anticipated post-Memorial Day.
Central Valley
Quality: Quality is great, with great size, flavor, and bloom.
Volume: Conventional and organic production is peaking.
Pacific Northwest
Region Update: Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia production will begin around July.
RASPBERRIES

Mexico
Quality: Overall, fruit is looking good with a strong red color, sizes and firmness.
Volume: Volume for raspberries is in a dip, but volume should start increasing steadily from now through May.
BLACKBERRIES

Mexico
Quality: Quality is good with some issues of red cell regression, attached calyx, and some soft, leaking fruit due to the high heat in this region.
Volume: Volume for blackberries is consistent, but we are in a dip in production from pruning over the last week.
Meet Us On The Road
USHBC/NABC Blueberry Convention
October 8 – 10th
Seattle, WA
Shopper Praise
A berry nice note from a California Giant Berry Farms shopper:
“I’ve never written to a producer of any food, but I am compelled to let you know that your strawberries are consistently the best we’ve ever had. We’ve eaten so many that I’m surprised we haven’t grown stems. Thank you for making us believe again that fruit can be grown, packaged, and shipped and remain delicious.”