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. Picking of decreased supplies continues.
Quality is good.
Late reports show that some growers used freeze covers to protect acreage from the cold. Condition is rated fair. Picking of reduced supplies is active. The crop is in fair condition. Producers used freeze covers to protect young and mid-growth plants.