The Perfect Pineapple Report 2020: Week 3

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  • It just shows how difficult tropical weather forecasting can be.
  • A few days with scattered drizzles accumulated 8.1 mm ( 0.3 inches) of precipitation
  • Minimum temperature declined slightly by 0.4 ºC  but average  increased by  1.5 ºC.
  • A slight drop in sugar content and internal translucency is driving harvest age increase
  • Percentage of fruit harvested at 20 WAF reduced from 76% to 46% and
  • Percentage of fruit harvested at 21 WAF increased from 24% to 54%
  • Field sampling revealing minimal incidence of NDF through week 50. Events after week 50 will not be detectable for a few more weeks.

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