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Short-Term Blueberry Supply Gap Expected

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A brief, unexpected supply gap is emerging in the blueberry market as California heat disruptions, Mexico’s post-peak decline, and a slow Pacific Northwest start converge. We anticipate this to last into early next week and begin to slowly stabilize as the week progresses, relates Markon Cooperative of Salinas, CA in a press release.

North Carolina

  • Volume is falling rapidly; the season will be ending this next week
  • Quality is good; some early breakdown has been reported
  • Expect elevated prices for the rest of the season

New Jersey

  • Abnormally low temperatures have delayed the season by three weeks
  • Growers expect up to 50% damage caused by the freezing weather
  • High markets are anticipated for the entire season; stocks are scarce

Mexico

  • Supplies are tightening; production is light
  • Quality is good; some early breakdown has been reported
  • Prices are elevated

California

  • California season has ended

Pacific Northwest

  • New crop harvesting has begun in a small way this week
  • Expect yields to increase as the season progresses
  • Quality is good
  • Prices will begin at high levels, then inch down as supplies increase

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Altar Cross Farms Expands North Carolina Organic Blueberry Production by 63%

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For Altar Cross Farms of Ivanhoe, NC has expanded its family owned organic blueberry production by 63 percent this year. With growing demand from both national and local retailers for its organic berries, the company expanded production and is now harvesting from 65 certified organic acres.

Happy Dirt of Durham, NC is an organic produce grower and distributor, handling the majority of Altar Cross Farms’ sales, serving a wide network of wholesale and retail partners across the Southeast.

This season marked the most productive blueberry crop Altar Cross Farms has had in five years, reports Roy Sykes, who co-owns the farm with his wife, Donna Sykes, and operates it with their daughters.

Altar Cross Farms is planted with a diverse varietal mix, including O’Neal, Duke, Legacy, New Hanover and Powder Blue to supports a harvest window stretching from mid-May through August.

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