Overview
What happened in Apr–Sep 2026 (weeks 14 to 39), and what's coming.
Section 1 of 8The farms at a glance: stems cut, flower and fruit sales, the cost per stem and how accurate the forecast is.
Next: Harvest forecastStems cut Apr–Sep 2026
11.8M
Flower and fruit sales
$10.1M
Cost per stem
$0.64
Forecast error
10 in 100
More stems are being cut than a year ago
Look at May: this year's Mother's Day peak is higher, and so are the other weeks.
Canyon Creek's three new blocks explain most of it
They've been producing since December 2025. The other blocks cut almost the same as a year ago.
The forecast sees the peaks coming
With it, last year's availability list would have promised 165K stems that weren't there, instead of 1.1M, and brought in $124K more. Build the week 40 list
In peak weeks, the packhouse goes into overtime
At Valentine's and Mother's Day far more flowers come in than the packhouse can bunch in a regular shift. The rest goes out in overtime, at the end of long days: each hour makes less and costs a quarter more. An overtime bunch costs 52.5% more.
The May and June rains doubled the avocado culls
May and June 2026 were among the rainiest in years: more fruit with fungus and bruises. Lot 4 is the lowest on the farm and flooded: that's where culls shot up. See fruit intake
Flower-farm costs in Apr–Sep 2026: $7.59M, +15.0% versus a year earlier, with +25.0% in stems; freight, +37.0%.
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Harvest forecast
First, whether the forecast works; then how many stems each block will give next week.