Powdery mildew has also caused severe damage to one of the operations. The yield of Superiors has ranged from very good to below average. Areas where the soil has been saturated produced the lower yields. Despite the wet weather, the quality is very good and no internal defects have been detected in this variety. In the Alliston area, harvest of the early processing variety Andover started on July 31.
Quality is excellent.
In the Shelburne area where planting was delayed due to the wet weather, the variety Shepody is at the flowering stage. Early planted Yukon Golds are maturing and will be top killed in about 10 days. Late planted fields need larger tuber size. Rainy weather continued to prevail. The wet weather has favored the development of stem rot, blackleg, white mold, early blight and late blight.