Oxnard Raz 12/29/2009

The Raz are looking great!! Volume is increasing week by week. These are being harvested in Oxnard.

Central Mexico 12/28/09

Fruit quality out of Mexico is looking great!! Volume will start to increase around the 15th of January.

FLORIDA GIANT

Hi berry lovers,

Florida has been harvesting for the past 2 weeks. It looks like we have got most of the MUD crop off!! The fruit has been sizing up. The 8-1#er's are running 18-22 ct. Numbers will continue to increase over the next few weeks.

Oxnard 12/22/09

Hi everyone,

Attached is a photo that was taken in Oxnard. This is the new crop!! As you can see in the picture, the plants are maturing very nicely. Numbers will continue to increase over the next few weeks!!

Mexico Straws

Good afternoon to you all,

Attached are some photos that were taken today in Mexico. There are images of the 1# and 2# clamshells. The fruit on the 8-1# clamshell is ranging between 20-25. The color is good and will continue to get better over the next few weeks. Volume will continue over the next few weeks and will peak at the end of January. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Nick

Mexico Blackberries

The blackberries are coming into the US daily. We have great volume and excellent quality. Keep promoting!!!

Mexican blacks 11/18/09

The blackberry crop has come on strong. The quality has been much better the last few days with nicer weather to come. Promote promote promote!!!

Mexico Straws

Here is a photo that was taken in Mexico 11/2/09. As you can see all the straws have been hooped! Looking forward to a great season!!

Mexico 11/2/09

Attached is a photo that was taken this morning in Mexico. We are harvesting 2 days a week with limited volume. Counts are ranging between 20-26 to start off. Volume and size will continue to increase over the next few weeks. Quality is solid!!

Watsonville / Salinas

Reporting from the Watsonville district, temps this week are forecasted to be in the high 60's to low 70's with night time temps being in the mid to high 50's. With the night time temps being on the warmer side we are seeing more overripe and soft fruit. Our QC people are working hard to keep the bad fruit out. Last week was the start of our second crop making its push in volume. Numbers will be on the higher side for the next two to three weeks.

Santa Maria 4/27/09

Santa Maria update:
Our temperatures are back to normal with high's in the mid '60s and lows in the mid 40's after the heat last week. The peak production for the ventana was last week and the albion will follow in 2 weeks.

Watsonville / Salinas

Reporting from the Watsonville district, weather temps the last three days have been in the mid to upper 90’s reaching triple digits in some areas. It is forecasted to get in the 70’s today and mid to low 60’s by the weekend with a chance of rain early next week, not the best strawberry weather to say the least. As you can see in picture's 015, 018, 026 we have been hit with a lot of heat damage up to 50%. The QC people are working hard to keep the bad fruit in the ditch. On the brighter side the plants are looking green and healthy as you can see in picture 028. If we don't get hit with any rain next week one round of stripping the bad fruit we should be back to normal.

Santa Maria 4/13/09

Santa Maria Update:
Ventana and Palomar is starting to go into peak production. Albion is steadily increasing and should reach peak production by the beginning of May. Fruit counts range from 16-18 on Ventana and 10-12 on Albion. Our weather has been mild with highs in the mid 60's and lows in the high 30's to low 40's.

Oxnard 2/25/09

Good afternoon from Oxnard,
The fields have dried out nicely, we have had some very favorable weather the last few days, what a difference a few good days make. The cleanup of rain damaged fruit is just about complete, very few "bad" fruit remain on the plants. The plants are beginning to load up with some very nice fruit, we have all stages coming. The size and condition look to be excellent. We are just days away from a substantial increase in our volume, with decent weather, we should in a "normal" harvest pattern, and rolling right into the full swing of the Southern California season.

Steve

California blues 2/23/09

Attached are some photos from Santa Maria. As you can see, the fruit is very large in size. We are packing 12 - 6oz and can get 12 - 4.4 oz if needed. These are the emerald variety. We will be harvesting California blues through April.

Oxnard 2/9/09

Rain damaged fruit picked for juice on it's way to the processor. The furrows remained wet and with the showers today, harvest was curtailed until tomorrow. Will take at least two days to complete a round of clean up, hopefully we can be back into fresh harvest towards the end of the week.

Florida 2/6/09

The photo above was taken in Florida early this morning. Temps got as low as 20 degrees so they had to run water. After today, temps will be much warmer. We should be able to harvest again on Monday the 9th!

Oxnard 2/3/09

The fruit quality, color and sheen have been great in Oxnard. The numbers will continue to increase over the next several weeks with mild weather. We are expecting to have a huge increase during week 9!

Florida 1/28/09

The fruit quality in Florida is good. Berry counts are between 18-20 with great color. Numbers will continue to increase through the holiday!

California Blues 1/16/08

The California blues are coming in slowly, but look great! Volume will continue to increase for the next couple of weeks and the quality is outstanding.

Florida Straws

Here are a couple of Florida berry lovers!