Wet fields are slowing harvesting. The crop is in fair to good condition. Growers used overhead irrigation several times during the week to ice plants and immature fruit as protection from the cold. Picking continues with fair to good quality available. The crop came through the cold with very little damage.
Picking is active with good quality available.
Sizes are running 6x6 and larger. Volume is increasing slowly. Damage to foliage is significant with younger plants receiving less damage than older plants. Producers are keeping fields as wet as possible to aid plant recovery. Some acreage with heavy damage will produce only one pick.