Can we mechanically harvest citrus the entire season?

摘要

It is the time of year when you should start planning when, where and by which method you will harvest your fruit. Mechanical harvesting is a method that has proved to quickly remove fruit with few people involved at competitive costs. The canopy or trunk shaker systems will provide the greatest benefit to the industry when they are able to harvest at the beginning of the harvesting season and work through the entire Valencia season. Trunk and canopy shakers provide growers with a viable option to harvest early and mid-season fruit for the processed market. What about the Valencia crop? Can Valencia be mechanically harvested late in the season?