STRAWBERRIES
Santa Maria
Quality: Fruit quality is good and improving. Some instances of white shoulders and seedy fruit may be present.
Volume: Volumes are increasing. The conventional fall crop has concluded for the season.
Pack Counts: Conventional spring crop 12-14; Organic fall crop, 20-24.
Florida
Quality: Fruit quality is good with some green tips due to colder weather.
Volume: Production is steadily increasing week-over-week.
Pack Counts: 22-28.
Mexico
Quality: Fruit quality is good with issues of bruising, white shoulders and soft skin.fafa
Volume: Production is currently peaking.
Pack Counts: 16-28.
BLUEBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good with minor occurrences of shrivel and leaky fruit.
Volume: Production is expected to pick up towards the end of the month, with a second conventional peak anticipated in mid-March. Regarding organic volume, one final small burst of blueberries is expected in February, followed by a gap in supply until August.
Peru
Region Update: Peru has concluded production for the season. A few final shipments are anticipated to arrive at the beginning of February.
Chile
Quality: Quality is good with nice size, shape, bloom, firmness, color, and flavor.
Volume: Peak volume begins towards the middle of January.
Oxnard
Region Update: Light production has begun.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Overall, fruit is looking good with a strong red color, sizes and firmness.
Volume: Volume for raspberries is steady.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Quality is good.
Volume: Volume for blackberries is steady for the rest of the year.
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