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- Life is good at the farm with almost 2 months of favorable weather
- This week we had only 15.8 mm (0.62 inches) of precipitation
- Air and soil temperatures are stable and normal for the season
- Plant growth and fruit development are vigorous
- Harvest age continues to be tweaked and probably needs more adjusting
- 89,2% harvested at 21 WAF; 3,6 % at 20 WAF and 7.3% at 22 WAF.
- Natural fruit was almost nil.
- Average sugar content was stable and similar to prior week but the percentage of fruit with brix exceeding 15.5 was 53,6 %.
- The firmness of the pulp decreased:
- The minimum was 2.3 psi, the average 3.1 psi and the maximum was 3.6 psi.
- Fruit with psi less than 2.7 rose to 21.3%.
- Internal maturity; flavor, sweetness and aroma; and external color are all at good levels
- New Covid cases, although slightly up this week, are trending downwards
- At farm level we have 98% of our collaborators vaccinated with a first dose and 60% with a second dose.