STRAWBERRIES
Florida
Quality: Conventional quality is good. Defects at this time are inconsistent sizing due to early seasonal timing.
Volume: Initial picks began this week. Volumes are limited.
Watsonville/Salinas
Quality:
- Conventional: Fruit quality is fair due to late-season timing. Occurrences of pinrot and misshapen fruit are present.
- Organic: Fruit quality is fair due to late-season timing. Occurrences of pinrot and misshapen fruit are present.
Volume: Volumes have declined significantly. Conventional growers are likely to end season due to upcoming rain.
Pack Counts:
- Conventional: 26-30.
- Organic: 30-34.
Santa Maria
Quality:
- Conventional: Fruit quality is good to fair, with occurrences of pinrot and crooked fruit being present.
- Organic: Fruit quality is good to fair, with occurrences of pinrot and crooked fruit being present.
Volume: Production continues on a downward trend. Prior rain has impacted harvest quality, with future volumes remaining weather dependent. Volumes are limited.
Pack Counts:
- Conventional: 28-32.
- Organic: 26-32.
BLUEBERRIES
Peru
Quality: Organic and conventional quality is good.
Volumes: We’re receiving reports of further reductions in forecasted volume arriving to the US market in December and January. Warm temperatures related to El Nino continue to effect floral differentiation and fruit development throughout Peru. Growers are now observing lighter than expected volume remaining in their fields for late-season harvest.
RASPBERRIES
Mexico
Quality: Conventional and organic quality is good.
Volume: Raspberry production decreased this week as some growers have begun to prune late-season blocks. November production will be steady and anticipated to increase in December.
Watsonville
The season completed on Wednesday.
BLACKBERRIES
Mexico
Quality:
- Conventional: Quality is good to fair. Some red cell and soft fruit present.
- Organic: Quality is good to fair. Some red cell and soft fruit present.
Volume: Steady production is anticipated now through early December. A higher incidence of dock rejections in Mexico has occurred this week due to poor quality, which has reduced our available supply. Volume will be steady, but limited, through the end of the year.
Watsonville
Quality:
- Conventional: Quality is good to fair with occurrences of soft fruit present.
- Organic: Quality is good to fair with occurrences of soft fruit present.
Volume:
- Supply is very light as the season winds down. Some blocks finished for the season this week. Other blocks are still harvesting light volume.
Meet Us On The Road
New York Produce Show
December 1-3
New York City, NY
Shopper Praise
A berry nice note from a California Giant Berry Farms shopper:
“My family LOVES your strawberries. They always taste super fresh and absolutely delicious!“
