The California Pear Advisory Board has put out an estimate for California Bartlett pears that has the crop set close to the volume harvested in 2015, but on less acreage than two years ago. The crop is set heavy in many orchards in the state. The volume estimated is expected to have more fruit packed […]
Archives for June 2017
California Cling Peach Estimate June 27, 2017
The block by block estimate recently released for California cling peach production came in 24,000 tons lower than the earlier prethinning estimate. The lower number would represent the smallest crop in the recent past if it proves to be so. It would more closely follow what is happening in the freestone crop in California, so […]
California Cling Peach #1 Grade Price
The California cling peach #1 grade price was set recently at $455 per ton. This is down $35 per ton from the price set in 2016 and $5 per ton less than in 2015. The lower price could also coincide with lower production this year leading to much lower grower returns. With the recent value […]
Millennial munching
As Millennials (23- to 40-year-olds) lead the charge to snacking and away from traditional sit-down meals. (According to Mintel, the Millennial generation is the most likely to snack four or more times a day (25%). Gen X consumers trail at 10 percent, followed by Boomers at a mere 9 percent.) Along the way, Millennials are […]
California Processed Strawberry to June 24
Freezer grade strawberry volume in the state of California is at the lowest amount year to date since 2008. Juice grade volume is running ahead of the past five years, but freezer grade fruit to processors has seen much lower volume this season. With June being the largest month typically for this grade of fruit, […]
