The California stone fruit season is underway, but the varieties maturing currently are coming in about ten days behind last year’s dates at this time. Hot weather over the past few days will help move ripening along, but cooler, and potentially wetter, weather over the coming weekend will slow it down again. The cherry crop […]
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California Processing Strawberry to April 29, 2017
The California strawberry market has been impacted by large volumes of fruit along with poor weather conditions in some areas over the past two weeks. The large volume of fresh market fruit has depressed prices ahead of the typical Mother’s Day sales push. The week we are currently in will determine what growers end up […]