GILROY, Calif.—California is expected to produce more strawberries this year as demand for the fruit increases. To keep up with the higher demand, farmers planted more strawberries last fall and forecast a larger crop this year. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, California produces about 90 percent of the nation’s strawberries year round. The majority are harvested between March and October. The demand for strawberries increased last year when the pandemic started, and it remained high. “We believe that is due to consumers [who] are looking for healthy foods, are putting more healthy foods in their diets,” Chris Christian​, SVP of the California Strawberry Commission, told NTD Television. “They’re also looking for foods that can boost their immunity. And strawberries, as it turns out, are high in vitamin C; and a serving of strawberries has as much vitamin C as an orange.” Most of California’s strawberries …