The average yield of 276 is 5 cwt. Colorado and Texas yields are record highs, and California growers tied a record high. Colorado fields suffered some hail damage in Weld County. Yields are up from last year in Delaware, southern New Jersey, and Virginia, but the crop is short of yields produced two and three years ago. Most areas got off to a late start and were then hit by hot, dry weather during the summer.
Harvest is finished in most states.
Sizes are down and yields are lower than last year in the Midwest, New Jersey, New Mexico, and eastern Gulf region. Some acres were abandoned in New Mexico, Missouri, and Virginia.