Most fruit has set. Fruit sizing is fair to good. Picking resumed late in the week with progress expected to be slow for two to three weeks. 6x6 sizes picked. Yield is light.
Most fields are in good condition.
Oldest plants have set the crown hands. Producers are preparing land for replanting acreage lost to flooding. Growers removed and replaced plastic ruined by Irene and repaired other plastic blown by the storm's winds. Spraying for the control of disease and insects is very active. Transplanting is gaining momentum.