CROP UPDATES

Quality: While some minor water spots remained on the fruit early this week, most of the significant damage was cleaned up over the weekend. Cold temperatures continued to slow fruit development, but plants maintained strong flower production and green fruit sets. Some shape issues, including creasing and button tips, were observed in the green fruit sets.

Volume: With us having already received over an inch of rain, we could have drastically reduced volume for the next 7 days.

Pack Counts: 9-15; 

Quality: Fruit quality remains strong, with the main areas of focus being bruising and overripeness due to accelerated ripening. Fortunately, pest pressures remain minimal, as cooler temperatures have kept mites and thrips less active, and there are no significant signs of damage. Additionally, there has been no visible decay or negative effects from the recent rain last Monday. While the impact of the upcoming rain remains uncertain, forecasts predict less than 0.25 inches of precipitation, which should not pose a major concern in this region.

Volume: Production levels are expected to remain stable early next week before gradually tapering off toward the weekend and into the following week as we enter the later half of the production curve.

Pack Counts: 22-24;

Quality: Temperatures are getting hot and causing more and more growers to finish for the season or end daily production earlier in the day than expected.

Volume: We are in the final stages of the season for this region, and we expect this region’s season to end within the next week.

Pack Counts: 26-28.