Good volume and strong quality are seen this season by Trinity Fruit Sales Co. of Fresno, CA, for shipments of California peaches, nectarines and plums.
California apricot volume is just now coming on, while peaches and nectarines will be available in good volume by the third week of May, with plums by the first week of June.
Good volume of California stone fruit shipments will continue through September.
Trinity Fruit expects to have about 500,000 cases of organic stone fruit in 2021 and possibly 6 million cartons of total stone fruit volume
There was result in more fruit than last year, and perhaps better quality fruit as well.
Industry wide, plum volume may be down slightly, but peaches and nectarines are expected slightly above a year ago.