Greens continue out of southern Georgia, while southeastern Georgia is shipping carrots. This same area also will see Vidalia onion loadings become available around April 10 – 15th, although volume will be light at the start.
Heaviest Vidalia sweet onion shipments will occur during May and June. Total volume will probably be down some from last season.
Sweet onion shipments are already under way from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, which typically starts a little earlier than Vidalia each year. Texas onion shipments have had it pretty rough in recent years. In 2012 there was a 30 percent reduction in acreage. This year another 20 percent has been taken out of production. Texas has been shipping the 1015 sweet onion since the early 1980s. What’s left of the crop after the 50 percent acreage reduction over the past two years, is reported to have good quality…..South Texas also is shipping citrus and vegetable, as well as fresh produce crossing the border from Mexico.
Blueberries
Chilean blueberry imports continue to arrive in the USA and will be available into mid April. California blueberries from coastal areas are now being shipped in small volumes…..Strawberries continue from Southern Californa, along with citrus.
Blueberries apparently dodged a direct weather bullet in early March that damaged some fruit in the northern part of the state and nipped at the edges of central Florida fields. Florida began shipping blueberries in late February. Georgia shippers following right after the Sunshine State.
Southern California berries, citrus – grossing about $4000 to Chicago.
South Texas onion, vegetables – about $2600 to Atlanta.
South Georgia greens – $2400 to New York City.