Fruit
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The Packer posted a story this week about delays in harvesting of blueberries from Florida and Georgia as well as frost in North Carolina that may reduce volumes this year. At the same time, California’s yields are doing well due to ideal weather. The combination of these conditions may lead to a lower than usual…
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The Packer reported this week that supplies of strawberries from California and Florida should be good going into Easter this year (link). In a separate article they also reported that although Florida’s supplies of early blueberries were limited due to poor winter weather, supplies of later blueberries, including those from Georgia, should be good (link).
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The Fruit Growers News reported this week that Alabama peach growers are concerned about the lack of chill hours this year. You can read the article at https://fruitgrowersnews.com/news/alabama-peach-growers-hope-for-cooler-weather/. Some of the problems with the lack of chill hours are a reduction in fruit set and a longer bloom period, which could mean that at harvest growers…