Strong winds tossed plants with some damage visible in older fields. Planting remains steady. Workers are spraying for control of insects and disease. Some insect damage is visible on older acreage where pesticide effectiveness was reduced by rain. The crop is in fair to good condition.
Planting is active with some producers finished.
Fruit is gaining size in older fields. Growers made spot resets of young plants tossed by Hurricane Floyd's winds. Planting is getting underway. Planting is slowly gaining momentum. The crop is in mostly good condition.