The forecast for above-average temperatures during the coming months is setting up ideal production conditions for Hawke's Bay's primary and fruit industries.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council's State of our Environment report for September showed it was a typical spring month with a mixture of above average rainfall, mild temperatures and windy weather.
The October to December forecast, using data from Metservice and Niwa, suggested temperatures would be above average with rain, river flows and soil moisture near normal levels.
Ministry for Primary Industries Hastings policy staff, Gillian Mangin and Annette Carey said September was an "extremely good start" to the farming season and the outlook was positive.
"Rain the last week of September freshened pastures after drying winds earlier in the month," their report said.