The production of strawberry in California increased in fresh market volume, and also in juice grade, but remained fairly flat for freezer grade. With increased acreage in 2022 over the previous year it gave the fresh market an opportunity to receive more fruit, but with less than ideal growing conditions at times in 2022 the […]
Archives for January 2023
Cold Storage Inventory
Cold storage inventory of strawberry at the end of the year as reported by USDA has increased since the small volume in 2020. It currently remains a little under the inventory position of 2018. Cold storage inventory of strawberry by item indicates that most categories are below their ten year averages. The exception to this […]
Frozen Strawberry in the U.S.
California has packed less #1 grade strawberry per year as frozen in the period of 2018-2022 compared to the previous five year period. At one time California would regularly pack up more than 400 million pounds of #1 grade frozen strawberries in a year. In 2022 the volume was 347 million pounds, and nearly 100 […]
Fresh Market Strawberry Volume
Fresh market strawberry volume is off to a slow start in California due to the recent weather events. Florida is also running a little behind as well. This is leaving suppliers in Mexico with a very strong market. Current FOB wholesale pricing for strawberry is listed at more than $20 per box according to USDA […]
Winter Strawberry Acreage
Winter strawberry planted acreage increased in every district this year according to the 2023 Acreage Survey published by the California Strawberry Commission. California had an increase originally but lost acreage with storm damage in January. Production from other areas is ongoing currently with good pricing for fresh market fruit delivered to markets in the U.S. […]
