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Fruit quality is still looking great.Mostly sunny days with warmer temperatures and a few late showers in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 27°C – 31°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 16°C - 20°C.Mostly sunny days with warmer temperatures and a few late showers in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 27°C – 31°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 16°C - 20°C.
Smaller volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is good. Fruit size is small - small/medium. Ripeness is half - three quarter colour.
The consistently sunny days and extreme temperatures have provided some challenges this week with fruit size, which in turn has affected harvest volumes. Fruit quality is still looking great and the issues we mentioned previously regarding scaring due to the dry and dusty conditions has now been alleviated. We have 5 more patches to open up, with the latest patches looking the most promising.
