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Dan Winiecke

California Crop Conditions

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California crops in the Central Valley are developing well. Bloom time had favorable weather patterns for most of the period and apricot, peach, pear, and cherry crops appear to be set well. The past year had poor crops overall, and this year seems to be the opposite of that. Bloom time occurred a little later […]

California Strawberry April 8, 2021 

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The strawberry crop in the state of California is developing more slowly than anticipated. Weather conditions from high wind to hail have caused trouble for growers in some areas this year. The condition of the crop at planting time in some fields is also having an affect on the crop. Poor chill hours from nursery […]

California Fresh Market Strawberry Movement to February 6, 2021

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The fresh market movement of strawberry has started off slower this year even with increased acreage in each of the districts that grow and ship strawberry. The slower movement has kept pricing high for fresh market fruit. The high prices are not uncommon for this time of year, but the smaller volumes are keeping the […]

Strawberry Acreage 2021

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Strawberry acreage in each of the main districts that supply fresh market fruit to the U.S. has increased. The extra acreage planted may help to contribute more fruit to the fresh market and to the processing markets that currently are short. There are reports of problems with nursery stock plantings in parts of Mexico and […]

California Strawberry Acreage Trends  

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California strawberry plantings have increased in 2021. This follows the increase in 2020. Winter acreage is higher now than it was in 2018. In 2018 California saw a bumper crop of strawberries. In 2019 and 2020 weather conditions, along with other production problems, limited some of the volume in the state. 2020 also saw the […]