With early varieties of peaches being picked in California, growers are reporting good quality fruit in smaller sizes."So far, the fruit has been excellent," said Steven Trevino of Mountain View Fruit Sales. "The fruit we have is of high quality with high brix levels." He noted that early varieties are smaller than normal and are not being picked in large numbers, and though production should pick up next week, he expects total volume to be lower than last year.
"Volume is going to be down from last year," he said, "it's not clear by how much, but maybe between 10 and 20 percent." Part of the decrease is due to last month's storms, but Trevino highlighted the quality of remaining fruit.
"Quality is very good, it's just a matter of size," he said, "and with lower volumes prices will be good, too."
