Berries
Blackberries
Mexico through the winter, California and the Southeast in summer.
Blackberries run a Mexican winter and early-spring deal and a domestic summer out of California, Georgia and North Carolina. Handled well they are one of the strongest margin items in the berry set; handled badly they are the fastest to break down, which makes the cold chain the whole job.
Season by origin
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Domestic
California
Imported
Mexico
Guatemala
All origins
Rico's Produce contracts directly with growers and packers in each origin. Grower identities, current signed certificates and audit reports go to your QA and buying teams under a mutual NDA before a program launches.