Harvesting is slow with a reduced volume available. The crop is in fair condition with the top half of some plants frozen. Actual damage is currently being assessed. Planting stopped until the cold weather passed. Some plants show cold damage with actual loss currently being analyzed.
Planting is finished.
Growers continue to plant for February harvest. Digging is active with steady supplies and good quality available. Cold temperatures burned the tops of some plants with young acreage expected to recover. Some of the older acreage may recover but yield will be below normal for the season. Early reports show about a 30 percent loss of yield.