Papaya Lower Puna orchards benefitted from the steady showers and afternoon sunshine. Most orchards were in good condition, but black spot disease damage was noticed in fields which lacked regular spraying. Rogueing of infected trees kept PRV incidence low. New plantings in Kapoho and Keaau were making steady progress. Kauai orchards were in fair to good condition.
Harvesting is forecast at light to moderate levels.
Off-island shipments should be light. Vegetables Beans, Snap Production will be mainly from East Hawaii bush bean plantings. Adequate soil moisture and afternoon sunshine provided ideal conditions for plant development. Spraying was necessary to minimize disease damage. Head Cabbage Crop progress on Maui was adequate despite longer time to maturity due to shorter day length.