· Excellent climatic conditions into the New Year
· Light drizzles barely accumulated 16.7 mm (3/4th of an inch) of rainfall
· Air and soil temperatures increased a few degrees
· Nighttime temperatures did not go below 20 °C (68°F)
· Harvest pattern stable with most fruit harvested at 21 WAF and balance at 20 WAF
· Fruit quality is outstanding
· Stable brix content
· Outstanding external color and internal maturity
· First field samplings for evidence of “natural fruit” resulted in negligible amounts
· Volumes are stable and demand is increasing.
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