– Rain: Even though rainfall decreased during week 31, the total cumulative precipitation was still very high at 107 mm (4.2 inches). We had rain every day of the week, bringing July to an end as the rainiest month of the year!
– Temperature: Air temperatures remained stable. The minimum temperature reached 23.1°C (73.6°F) and the average remained at 26.4°C (79.4°F). Soil temperature did decrease to 25.8°C (79.8°F) – 0.8°C lower than last week due to the rain. Solar radiation continued low with dense cloud cover for most of the week, while the relative humidity was high at 89.1 %.
– Observations: We have had four consecutive weeks of continuous rain and the last two brought intense downpours that caused infrastructure and crop damage in the Northern and Atlantic regions of Costa Rica; possibly negatively affecting the quality of the fruit in some areas. Fortunately in our farms we did not suffer infrastructure damage, although the condition of our farm roads is slowing down the harvest. Overall the quality of our fruit continues at a very good level! Two weeks ago we started the process of “field gouging” and we are certain that the fruit arriving next week will have the appropriate crown length.