Raspberry harvest is underway in the Pacific Northwest. The crop looks to be about average, but the concern is focused on the predicted heat wave to hit our area. There is also concern over the lack of rain the last 3 weeks, and no rain predicted for the next 7-10 days. These two factors will put […]
Archives for June 2015
Tart Cherry
Tart cherry harvest in Othello, WA is about 5 days away. The crop looks to be average, and about 10 days early. Brix levels and size are the concerns with 100+ degree days forecasted for tart cherry. Generally the fruit will be smaller and will have less sugar. Size doesn’t impact tart cherry like it does dark […]
California Strawberry Volume
California strawberry freezer volume just concluded the largest four week period of the year. The volume of the past four weeks has been the largest four week period of the past ten years. The overall volume of freezer grade fruit is also now the largest year to date volume since 2007. Consumption numbers still remain […]
California Pear Estimate
The California Pear Advisory Board set the estimate for the Bartlett pear crop at just over 159,000 tons in 2015. This amounts to 17,000 tons more than in 2014. The high demand from the canneries for fruit this year (with the high price being offered) should move more fruit into canned usage with less being […]
California Pear 6-11-2015
The California pear harvest will get underway in a few weeks. One main concern this year is the amount of Fire Blight in the orchards in California. This has been one of the worst seasons for this in many years. Growers are having to cut out large sections of their trees in some cases to […]
