Regional Maturity Monitoring – Hass Avocados
Regional maturity monitoring by NZ Avocado has commenced for the 2017-18 season. The programme monitors the dry matter accumulation in Hass avocados in the three major avocado growing regions of New Zealand to indicate the earliest possible time harvest maturity is reached.
Maturity Monitoring Bay of Plenty
NZ Avocado Maturity Monitoring Comments – Bay of Plenty:
Sample date: 2 October, 2017
Mean regional dry matter: 27.53%
Range: 25.54% to 29.40%
Maturity clearance for export:
Blanket Clearance for the requirement of a MAturity Clearance test for the BAy of Plenty is effective from November 2, 2017.
Seed Coat Maturity: BOP
| Date | Immature % | Medium % | Mature % |
| 8/05/2017 | 91 | 9 | 0 |
| 06/06/2017 | 98 | 3 | 0 |
| 3/07/2017 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
| 31/07/2017 | 60 | 40 | 0 |
| 28/08/2017 | 33 | 63 | 4 |
| 18/09/2017 | 12 | 83 | 5 |
| 2/10/2017 | 0 | 86 | 14 |
Maturity Monitoring Far North
NZ Avocado Maturity Monitoring Comments – Far North:
Sample date: 2nd October, 2017
Mean regional dry matter:27.85%
Range: 25.67% to 30.91%
Maturity clearance for export:
Blanket Clearance for the requirement of a Maturity Clearance test for the Far North Region shall apply from Wednesday September 27th, 2017.
The Far North Region covers the territory identified under the Far North District Council for this purpose.
Seed Coat Maturity: Far North
| Date | Immature % | Medium % | Mature % |
| 8/05/2017 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 06/06/2017 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 3/07/2017 | 79 | 18 | 3 |
| 31/07/2017 | 70 | 30 | 0 |
| 28/08/2017 | 26 | 71 | 3 |
| 19/09/2017 | 22 | 75 | 3 |
| 2/10/2017 | 3 | 95 | 2 |
Maturity Monitoring Whangarei (Mid North Region)
NZ Avocado Maturity Monitoring Comments – Whangarei (Mid North Region):
Sample date: 2nd October, 2017
Mean regional dry matter: 29.27 %
Range: 28.14% to 30.20%
Maturity clearance for export:
Blanket clearance for the requirement of a Maturity Clearance test for the Mid-North region is given from Friday October 20th, 2017.
The Mid-North region extends from the southern boundary of the Northland Regional Council to Auckland.
Seed Coat Maturity: Whangarei
| Date | Immature % | Medium % | Mature % |
| 8/05/2017 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 06/06/2017 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/07/2017 | 89 | 11 | 0 |
| 31/07/2017 | 69 | 31 | 0 |
| 28/08/2017 | 45 | 55 | 0 |
| 18/09/2017 | 18 | 80 | 3 |
| 2/10/2017 | 1 | 96 | 3 |