Coldest before the dawn

The National Weather Service reports that the San Joaquin Valley was well below freezing last night, as The Packer's Jim Offner warned us. The link on the right side of this blog shows that Bakersfield was an arctic 25 degree F at 7 a.m. However, it seemed Bakersfield, at least, was coldest just before the dawn. Perhaps that limited the impact of the cold.

The navel market - and specialty citrus - will be under the microscope in the weeks ahead as both buyers and sellers react to possible freeze damage.

Here is the USDA's January crop report, with citrus estimates that may have to be revised later.