Tag: crop update

Bobalu released this California strawberry crop update May 9, 2024, showing peak statewide strawberry volume is here

A bountiful harvest of California strawberries has arrived for California Giant Berry Farms, as the company shares news of giant volumes of its cornerstone product.

Thanks to an earlier bloom in Washington state, dark sweets will be in market in early June quickly followed by Rainiers. 

Growers in California’s Salinas Valley continue to deal with lingering Anthracnose pressure, which is the primary reason romaine supplies are limited.

California’s Salinas Valley and Santa Maria growing regions received upwards of .5” of rain with estimated totals to reach as high as .1” in the next 24 hours.

It’s a bountiful spring of blueberries for California Giant Berry Farms, as the company forecasts significant volumes of domestic blueberries ahead.

Iceberg markets are up following reduced yields in the Arizona and California desert regions; green leaf and romaine prices are inching higher as well.

Rain is expected in the Oxnard, California, growing region starting Sunday, February 18 and continuing through Wednesday, February 21.

Dave Gleason, Horticulturist and Proprietary Variety Developer, discusses the transition to high-density orchard systems for efficiency and safety in the February Superfresh Growers Orchard Update.

It might be time to explore other chocolate-dipped fruit for those Valentine's Day displays because strawberries will be short this year.