Quality and color were good with fancy grades available. Strong winds scarred some fruit. However, cold temperatures caused no significant damage. Cutting continued prior to the holiday with good quality available. Growers are salvage harvesting.
Quality is down.
Producers are making salvage harvests with quality reduced. The cold temperatures significantly affected the quality of the crop. Recovery is expected over the next ten days to two weeks. Producers finished harvesting most acreage with only a limited acreage currently producing. The cold temperatures caused leaf burn on the tops of plants.