date:Dec 20, 2013
ging between 0 and 6% between Regions VIII and X. With these higher temperatures, the maturation of the fruit becomes more dynamic. But this should not pose a problem because there is a greater availability of berry pickers due to decreased production in other fruit varieties. Beginning next week the accumulated volumes of blueberries will begin to match last years numbers.
Currently accumulated volumes total 4,000 tons less (-22%) than last season.
In Week 50, 6,300 tons of blueberries were