Strawberry production in the Oxnard district is ramping up with heavier volumes of fruit being picked currently and more to come in the next few weeks. That district should be at its peak in about two to three weeks. Good fresh market pricing is happening at this same time as the industry prepares for the […]
Archives for March 2019
California Tree Fruit – March 26, 2019
The bloom period for stone fruit is almost complete in central and northern California. The bloom was the latest in recorded history for some crops in the San Joaquin Valley. The cold weather pattern in February delayed the bloom period significantly and will set back the crop timing this year. Apricot full bloom was a […]
California Strawberry March 26, 2019
USDA Cold Storage numbers for the end of February show that strawberry inventory is as low as it has been since 2015. Slow production in the field, lower production in Mexico, and a low carryover from 2018 all contribute to the current smaller inventory position. The main processing crop is likely to also start later […]
California Strawberry March 14, 2019
The California strawberry crop is off to the slowest start in more than ten years. The cold weather in California in February has slowed the development of the crop significantly. The amount of boxes harvested for the fresh market is the lowest of the past ten years to date, and it looks to continue to […]
U.S. Apple Crop Update
The U.S. Apple Association announced Fresh and Processing holdings as of March 1, 2019. U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 65.5 million bushels on March 1, 2019, are 10 percent less than the March 1, 2018 holdings of 73.1 million bushels, and 5 percent less than the five-year average of 69.2 million bushels. Total processing apple holdings as of March 1, […]
