California strawberry producers had slightly better production overall in 2014 than in 2013 on less acreage according to the Processing Strawberry Advisory Board’s annual report. The farm value of the product was also substantially higher in 2014 than in 2013. The acreage reduction in 2015 is twice as great as it was in 2014, and […]
Archives for February 2015
Oregon Blackberry
Overall blackberry production in Oregon was down about 10 million pounds in 2014 due to a harsh winter freeze, but Marion berry was hit the hardest. Most of the Marion acreage consists of older plantings which are more susceptible to extreme weather. Acreage as a whole has only increased slightly over the past 3 years, but most […]
Pacific Northwest Blueberry
Blueberry production in the Pacific Northwest has nearly doubled in the last 5 years. The biggest growth has been in Washington state where production has more than doubled from 42 million pounds in 2010 to 90 million in 2014. Oregon and British Columbia have seen big increases as well, but at a slower rate than […]
California Strawberry Processing Totals in 2014
The end of year numbers published by the Processing Strawberry Advisory Board of California show that freezer and juice stock volumes continued to increase throughout the fall of 2014. More fruit came in to processors in the months of November and December than would normally be the case. End of year totals for 2014 were […]
First Bloom
The first stone fruit varieties to bloom in the greater Fresno area are currently out. The bloom this year is mostly uniform block by block, but some blocks are out sooner or later by a few days than they were last year. Low chill hours don’t seem to have had an impact on the uniformity […]
