Understanding Harvest Period Patterns

A harvest period pattern defines the frequency in which crops mature and are harvested. You set up harvest periods to define the growing period for your products. You create harvest records based on the harvest period pattern that is assigned to a block. Each harvest record is a representation of an individual block for the period of a growing cycle. Each harvest pattern record has specific start and end dates.

Harvest patterns are user-defined and can be setup up according to the crop being grown. The most common example is that of an annual harvest, where the crop matures over the course of a year. Depending on the region where the crop is grown, the harvest period may cross over a calendar year. Tree fruits such as oranges and apples, and many other crops that mature annually are examples of harvests that cross over calendar years.

This diagram illustrates the various types of harvest period pattern setup: