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California Strawberry Update

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California fresh strawberry shipments continue to fall behind previous years. The lower volume from California is expected to continue for a few more weeks. Cold and wet temperatures have slowed the crop down significantly. This is the slowest start to the season in many years. At the Processing Strawberry Advisory Board meeting yesterday it was […]

California Tree Fruit Update

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Stone fruit bloom in California is nearing an end. Many varieties had bloom conditions that were less than ideal this year due to poor weather, but there seems to have been enough good days for bloom that a full crop is expected in most orchards. There will be some areas that have been impacted by […]

California Tree Fruit Bloom 2023

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Bloom has begun for early varieties of peaches, nectarines, and plums in California’s Central Valley marking the start of a productive and successful season to come. This process starts with the activation of buds that have been in a dormant state throughout the winter. As temperatures rise above 65 degrees for prolonged periods, the buds […]

California Chill Hours

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So far, California’s San Joaquin Valley has been having a chilly winter, which is just what our stone fruit trees need to allow for record-high yields. Seasonal chill hours are a critical component of tree fruit production, typically tracked as hours where the temperature is below 45 degrees from November 1st – March 1st. If […]

California Strawberry Production

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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 […]