LA-WEATHER United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Louisiana Field Office Crop Weather Cooperating with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture Louisiana Field Office · 5825 Florida Blvd · Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 922-1362 · (225) 922-0744 FAX www.nass.usda.gov/la Released: July 27, 2009 Volume 09 No. 21 Days suitable for fieldwork: 4.7 Soil moisture supplies: 17% very short, 21% short, 56% adequate and 6% surplus Field Crops Report Rainfall across the state improved crop conditions. Producers harvested early-planted rice. Some lodging was reported in rice fields from the storms. Corn producers continued to harvest. Sugarcane producers started planting and sprayed for borers. Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Report Producers harvested tomatoes, eggplants, peas, and watermelons. Livestock, Pasture, and Range Report Producers continued to bale hay and fertilize fields between the rain showers. Crop Progress Table PERCENT OF PROGRESS Last CROP STAGE 2009 Week 2008 5 YR AVG Corn Dough 99 96 99 98 Harvested 5 1 2 2 Cotton Squaring 100 100 97 99 Setting Bolls 90 82 83 88 Bolld Opening 1 0 0 0 Hay Second Cutting 51 34 64 53 Peaches Harvested 83 74 94 90 Rice Headed 76 60 77 80 Ripe 10 1 15 17 Harvested 1 0 3 6 Sorghum Headed 100 94 97 93 Turning Color 70 37 70 55 Soybeans Blooming 88 84 88 91 Setting Pods 71 70 70 75 Turning Color 7 2 0 7 Crop Condition Table CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES CROP VERY POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT Corn 2 17 30 38 13 Cotton 2 14 32 41 11 Rice 1 2 20 54 23 Sorghum 8 28 42 22 0 Soybeans 10 18 36 29 7 Sugarcane 5 11 37 38 9 Livestock 3 12 40 42 3 Vegetables 9 24 36 29 2 Pasture 10 22 38 28 2 Weather Information Table LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 07/20/09 TO 07/26/09 AIR PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE WEEKLY FOUR YR.TO MAX MIN AVE NRM TOTAL WEEKS DATE NORM 1. Northwest LSU-Bossier City 95 66 81 83 0.80 3.52 26.63 31.24 Minden 93 65 79 82 1.20 2.68 28.59 33.88 Mooringsport 95 67 81 MM 2.10 7.76 29.49 27.75 Extreme/Average 95 65 81 83 1.37 4.65 28.24 31.92 2. North-Central LSU-Calhoun 97 63 79 83 0.50 2.12 24.70 34.15 Homer/Hill Farm 93 (61) 77 82 1.56 2.73 25.70 33.86 ULM-Monroe (98) 65 81 83 0.13 1.45 24.20 35.96 Columbia Lock 95 64 79 MM 0.52 2.87 24.34 37.17 Extreme/Average 98 61 79 83 0.68 2.29 24.74 34.87 3. Northeast Lake Providence 93 66 78 83 0.70 3.23 29.84 37.15 LSU-St Joseph 93 65 79 83 2.99 5.26 25.32 35.44 LSU-Winnsboro 97 66 81 83 0.32 2.47 26.94 35.23 Tallulah 93 63 78 82 0.63 5.92 33.48 36.81 Extreme/Average 97 63 80 83 1.34 3.65 27.58 36.10 4. West-Central Leesville 96 66 80 82 0.59 3.62 24.60 34.15 LSU-Rosepine 94 66 80 82 0.30 2.93 25.33 34.60 Natchitoches 97 70 82 84 2.15 4.62 26.21 33.12 Extreme/Average 97 66 81 83 1.37 4.12 25.41 33.70 5. Central Alexandria 95 70 81 84 4.05 7.37 27.74 35.43 Brusly 92 66 79 82 0.40 3.36 25.98 37.52 Bunkie 94 66 82 83 1.21 2.58 30.02 37.25 LSU-Alexandria 94 67 82 83 2.75 9.63 31.15 34.20 Extreme/Average 95 66 81 83 2.10 5.74 29.05 36.03 6. East-Central Franklinton 5SW 94 65 79 MM 0.05 3.02 25.71 MM.MM LSU-Baton Rouge 93 68 80 82 0.15 3.16 25.33 36.73 LSU-Clinton MM MM MM 81 M.MM 0.60 20.05 38.04 LSU-Hammond 95 65 79 82 0.18 3.50 20.18 38.11 Slidell 91 67 81 82 0.00 4.83 22.76 37.65 Extreme/Average 95 65 80 82 0.10 3.63 23.50 39.01 7. Southwest DeRidder 93 70 81 83 1.17 4.31 28.17 35.74 Jennings 93 70 81 82 1.26 3.93 25.54 34.47 LSU-Crowley 94 69 81 82 0.63 7.05 32.04 35.15 Extreme/Average 94 69 81 83 1.02 5.10 28.58 35.13 8. South-Central Donaldsonville 92 68 80 82 0.20 6.22 29.68 36.28 LSU-Jeanerette 93 69 81 82 0.02 10.32 33.03 36.16 Morgan City 92 72 82 82 0.07 6.17 23.40 36.66 Extreme/Average 93 68 81 83 0.10 7.57 28.70 36.58 9. Southeast Galliano 91 65 81 82 2.78 8.92 26.77 38.41 Houma 94 69 81 83 0.34 8.20 21.23 37.37 Terrytown 3S 95 72 83 MM 1.05 4.89 28.15 MM.MM Reserve MM MM MM 82 M.MM M.MM 10.08 39.95 Extreme/Average 95 65 82 83 1.39 7.34 25.38 37.82 State State Averages 98 61 80 83 1.12 4.90 26.86 35.80 M = Missing ( ) = Extremes Yr. To Date = Through July 26, 2009 The Louisiana Crop-Weather Summary is published weekly beginning the second week of March and ending the first week of December by USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service's Louisiana Field Office. Subscription is free to respondents and cooperators, $12.00 annually to all others. For free automatic e-mail subscription to this publication, go to our homepage at http://www.nass.usda.gov/la and click on "Subscribe to LA reports" on the right hand side of the page. Choose the reports you want to receive, and complete the form.