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QLD Pride - Posted by
We had a busy few days picking this week.Mostly stable conditions with some cooler overnight temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 23.4°C – 26.3°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 10.1°C – 17.2°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
Quality of the fruit is very good. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
We had a busy few days picking this week but coming into next week, harvest volumes will be much lower. The cooler weather has halted the ripening and we are back to a four day turnaround. Lower quantities will be harvested over the next two weeks.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Harvest quantities are expected to lift slightly.Mostly sunny days with mild-to-cool and generally stable conditions. Daily temperatures ranged between 22°C – 24°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 16°C – 17°C.
Steady volumes harvested.
Quality of the fruit is very good. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ¾ colour – colour.
Harvest quantities are expected to lift slightly with the full moon upon us. Cooler nights are holding ripening back a little, but harvest volumes will pick up. Quality is excellent and this should continue over the next few weeks.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Over the next week or two we will see the same volumes.Mostly sunny days with mild-to-cool and generally stable conditions. Daily temperatures ranged between 22°C – 24°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 16°C – 17°C.
Steady volumes harvested.
Quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
Harvest volumes have maintained over the week. We have gone to a four day picking cycle as the cooler weather has slowed down the maturity & colouring of the crops. Over the next week or two we will see the same volumes harvested.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Crops are looking very healthy.Mild-to-warm with generally stable conditions. Daily temperatures ranged between 22°C – 27°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 12.2°C – 17°C
Lower volumes harvested.
Quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
Volumes have declined further with the cooler temperatures being experienced. Volumes will remain at this level for at least the next 2 weeks. Crops are looking very healthy and flower set is also exceptional.
QLD Pride - Posted by
The crops are looking exceptional.Steady and consistent temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s. Daily temperatures ranged between 24°C – 26°C Overnight temperatures ranged between 15°C – 19.0°C.
Volumes have remained steady.
Quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is 3/4 colour.
Volumes dropped as the week went on and volumes will ease up further as the temperatures cool down overnight. The crops are looking exceptional.
SA Pride - Posted by
We will perform our final pick of the season later this week.Very cool temperatures, particularly overnight . Daily temperatures ranged between 12.1°C – 17°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 1.9°C – 9.1°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The quality of fruit is still very good. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is 1/2 – 3/4 colour.
: We will perform our final pick of the season later this week. Cleanup and preparation for next season is now underway.
SA Pride - Posted by
We have one final pick left for the season.Most days sitting in the low-to-mid teens, with cold nights continuing . Daily temperatures ranged between 13°C – 18.1°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 5°C – 10.3°C
Smaller volumes harvested.
The quality of the fruit is very good. Size is medium. Ripeness is ½ colour.
We have one final pick left for the season which we will perform on Monday, We are very happy with the quality and volumes that we are harvesting so late into the season. Size has been very good as well. Much of our focus has also been on end of season clean up and preparation for next season.
QLD Pride - Posted by
We have finished up patch one this week.Steady and consistent temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s. Daily temperatures ranged between 25°C – 27°C Overnight temperatures ranged between 14.1°C – 19.0°C.
Volumes have remained steady.
Quality of the fruit is very good. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
We have finished up patch one this week. Harvest volumes have remained steady but we expect to see less over the next two weeks. Quality is excellent and the younger crops are looking very good and setting up extremely well.
SA Pride - Posted by
We have approx. 1½ - 2 weeks remaining for this season.Very cool overall. With cold nights early in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 12.7°C – 17°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 2°C – 8°C.
Smaller volumes harvested.
The quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
We have approx. 1½ - 2 weeks remaining for this season. We are happy with how the plants are coming along regardless of the very cold nights. The fruit is still ripening albeit slowly but we are happy with our harvest volumes at such a late stage in the season. Next week will be our final harvest for the 2026 season. We will commence clearing out the houses and start preparing for the 2026/27 season.
QLD Pride - Posted by
The weather this past week as been very mild and quite warm.Days have been steady in the mid-to-high 20s and nights mostly sit in the mid-to-high teens. Temperatures have not been as warm during this period compared to previous seasons. Daily temperatures ranged between 25°C – 27.4°C Overnight temperatures ranged between 15°C – 19.3°C
Larger volumes harvested
Quality of the fruit is extremely good. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
The weather this past week as been very mild and quite warm. We are also due for a full moon which will bring the fruit on especially with the good weather we are having. Fruit is excellent and all crops are looking good. Planting has now finished for the 2026 season.
SA Pride - Posted by
Conditions have been challenging over the past few weeks.Cool overall, with a brief mild patch later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 14°C – 19.8°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 3°C – 15.2°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
The quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
Conditions have been challenging over the past few weeks but we have been harvesting good volumes. Fruit is looking really good in size and shape as we begin to wind down our season. We should be finished harvesting in SA within two weeks.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Patch 10 will be planted out next week.Steady daytime temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 25°C – 27.4°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 15.4°C – 19.4°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
Quality of the fruit is excellent.
Patch 10 will be planted out next week which will be the last for 2026. We have also done a cleanup pick in patch 2 which will increase our quantities by late next week.
SA Pride - Posted by
We are still harvesting good quality fruit in very good numbers.Cool overall, with a brief warm bump later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 17.5°C – 23°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 6°C – 13°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
The quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
We are still harvesting good quality fruit in very good numbers when taking into consideration the weather we have had as well as how late we are into the season. We don’t anticipate that the cooler temperatures will affect the plants and fruit. We should be finishing within the next two weeks.
QLD Pride - Posted by
We are performing our third harvest for the season.Steady daytime temperatures with one cold overnight spot earlier in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 25.6°C – 27.3°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 8.5°C – 19.9°C.
Small volumes harvested.
Quality of the fruit is very good.
We are performing our third harvest for the season and the volumes are picking up considerably. The fruit is looking absolutely spectacular and the crops are preforming extremely well. We should be in full production within two weeks. Cooler overnight temperatures may slow things down however.
SA Pride - Posted by
Harvest volumes should be the same as this past week.Cool overall, with rain/showers throughout the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 16.6°C – 20°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 7.4°C – 13.8°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
The quality of the fruit is excellent. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
We have had very cool and wet weather this week, but we are still harvesting good volumes. Much of our nutrition and plant management over the previous weeks has helped, but we will see how the plants fair with these challenging conditions over the next week, but harvest volumes should be the same as this past week.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Patch 8 will be planted out over the next few days.Cooler nights and temperatures overall for the April/early May period. Daily temperatures ranged between 26.1°C – 29°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 13°C – 19.3°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Patch 8 will be planted out over the next few days. The early patches are doing well and are progressing a little quicker than expected. We should be harvesting late next week or early in the following week. All crops at this stage are looking very good.
SA Pride - Posted by
We have been harvesting good volumes of very good quality fruit.Cool overall, with rain/showers earlier and later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 17.4°C – 22°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 7.6°C – 11.6°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
The quality of the fruit is very good. Size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
We have been harvesting good volumes of very good quality fruit, particularly considering the weather we have had over the past week. We are very happy with the size of the fruit and how well they have ripened up over some of the cooler days.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Patch 7 was planted out this week.Consistent daily temperatures with some cooler overnight temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 24.1°C – 29.9°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 10.8°C – 19.8°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Patch 7 was planted out this week with patch 8 due to be planted next week. All crops are performing at maximum levels and flowering is going exceptionally well. We are on schedule to commence harvesting in two weeks.
Gillieston Fresh Produce - Posted by
We performed our final harvest of the 2025/26 season last week.Cool days and very cool nights. Daily temperatures ranged between 16°C - 18°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 3°C - 14°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We performed our final harvest of the 2025/26 season last week. We are cleaning up this year’s blocks and all activity on the farm will close in two weeks,
QLD Pride - Posted by
We will be performing our seeding for patch 10 next week.Consistent daily temperatures with very minimal cold-night pressure. Daily temperatures ranged between 26.8°C – 28.5°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 19°C – 20.5°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We will be performing our seeding for patch 10 next week. At this stage the crops are looking well with prolific flowering in the first 3-4 patches. We should be performing our first harvest within 2-3 weeks.
