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- Springtime brings some of the best climatic conditions to our region:
- A light drizzle or two this week accumulated 6.1 mm (1/4th of an inch) of precipitation
- The minimum air temperature declined 1ºC (1.8ºF)
- The average remained stable at 26.7ºC (80ºF)
- Farms implemented slight harvest age reduction
- Small amounts of fruit at 20 WAF (0.7%) and even at 19 WAF (2.3%)
- The majority (56.4%) harvested at 21 WAF
- Balance (40.5%) at 22 WAF
- Crownless category showing slight increase in volume to 7% as processors and foodservice resume operations
- Average brix reading at 15.5º and less than 2% below 13.5º; doesn’t get better!