Initial harvest was this week, with mostly good quality and color. Older fields are forming runners, blooming, and setting fruit. Planting continues with good germination. Thinning of young plants is active. Planting of a small acreage is active.
Planting is steady.
Growth and development are normal. The crop is in good condition. Cutting of a light volume of regular and specialty types is active. Quality, color, and sizes are good. Growers are mowing back some of the oldest plants to produce a second crop.