From Ventura County in Southern California, north through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, to Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, the onslaught of rain, wind and floods is approaching $200 million in potential damages to California’s strawberry farms.

While the majority of family farmers are currently cleaning up minor storm damage, some farms have experienced catastrophic conditions. Erosion has washed away an estimated 350 acres.

The Well•Pict Berries trade show team is heading back to Florida to start the year off with the Global Organic Produce Expo at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Jan. 30-Feb. 2. After the great turn out at the Global Produce and Floral Show hosted by IFPA in Orlando last year, the team is eager to be back on the show floor to showcase their delicious Well•Pict organic strawberries.

Naturipe, a leading global producer of nutritious berries for more than 100 years, is partnering with the Hallmark Channel to celebrate the holiday season. The partnership, now in its second year, will highlight seasonal recipes that are certain to get consumers in the holiday spirit.

Víctor Moller Schiavetti, the president and founder of Hortifrut S.A., died Oct. 19 at the age of 79.

80 Acres Farms' Strawberry Sparklers will soon be available from retailers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Grown without pesticides in an indoor farm in Cincinnati, the sweet, always-in-season strawberries will be joining the company's popular salad blends, microgreens, herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers on shelf. They will be available at Dorothy Lane Market locations this fall and coming soon to a variety of the company's retail partners. Consumers will also be able to try the berries at select restaurants.

The Chilean Blueberry Committee, together with the consulting firm iQonsulting, estimated a volume of 98,228 tons of fresh blueberries from Chile for the 2022-23 season. Small shipments to the U.S. market have already begun and will continue through February.