date:Dec 17, 2013
ndustry could have a damage estimate late the week of Dec. 16 or by the middle of the week of Dec. 23, he said.
Shippers have agreed to hold fruit harvested after Dec. 11 for 48 hours to give inspectors time to check for damages, Blakely said.
One thing growers wont likely have to worry about for awhile is cold weather. Temperatures did dip below 32 degrees in some regions the weekend of Dec. 14-15, but frost prevention measures were effective and even unnecessary in some cases, Blakely said.