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: August 3, 2009 Volume 09 No. 22 Days suitable for fieldwork: 2.8 Soil moisture supplies: 6% very short, 11% short, 59% adequate and 24% surplus Field Crops Report Rainfall across the state improved crop conditions. Producers continued to harvest early-planted rice. Soybean producers applied fungicides. Corn producers continued to harvest. Sorghum producers began harvest. Sugarcane planting was hindered due to rain. Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Report Producers harvested summer crops and planted fall crops. Citrus producers scouted for insects. Livestock, Pasture, and Range Report Heavy rains throughout the week slowed hay cutting in most areas. Cattlemen weaned and marketed calves. Crop Progress Table PERCENT OF PROGRESS Last CROP STAGE 2009 Week 2008 5 YR AVG Corn Dough 100 99 100 100 Mature 63 38 91 82 Harvested 6 5 11 6 Cotton Setting Bolls 95 90 87 96 Bolls Opening 2 1 3 2 Hay Second Cutting 54 51 77 65 Peaches Harvested 92 76 98 95 Rice Headed 86 76 86 87 Ripe 26 10 34 36 Harvested 6 1 13 14 Sorghum Headed 100 100 98 98 Turning Color 87 70 86 75 Harvested 5 0 7 5 Soybeans Blooming 93 88 93 95 Setting Pods 81 71 79 83 Turning Color 14 7 0 14 Sugarcane Planted 2 0 0 0 Crop Condition Table CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES CROP VERY POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT Corn 6 19 31 40 4 Cotton 2 12 32 47 7 Rice 1 2 17 60 20 Sorghum 5 26 43 26 0 Soybeans 6 16 40 36 2 Sugarcane 5 12 35 38 10 Livestock 2 9 40 46 3 Vegetables 8 21 37 32 2 Pasture 5 15 36 40 4 Weather Information Table LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 08/27/09 TO 08/03/09 AIR PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE WEEKLY FOUR YR.TO MAX MIN AVE NRM TOTAL WEEKS DATE NORM 1. Northwest LSU-Bossier City 91 68 80 83 8.61 12.13 35.24 31.96 Minden 89 69 79 82 6.37 9.05 34.96 34.61 Mooringsport 93 69 79 MM 6.88 14.36 36.37 28.25 Extreme/Average 93 68 79 83 7.29 11.85 35.52 32.66 2. North-Central LSU-Calhoun 90 71 80 83 3.45 5.54 28.15 34.92 Homer/Hill Farm 88 68 78 82 4.91 7.49 30.61 34.60 ULM-Monroe 92 71 81 83 2.55 3.90 26.75 36.66 Columbia Lock 92 70 80 MM 5.35 8.22 29.69 37.94 Extreme/Average 92 68 80 83 4.07 6.29 28.80 35.63 3. Northeast Lake Providence 91 72 80 83 2.64 5.81 32.48 37.88 LSU-St Joseph 90 72 81 83 2.14 7.39 27.46 36.26 LSU-Winnsboro 91 71 81 83 2.84 5.31 29.78 35.93 Tallulah 90 72 81 82 2.18 6.42 35.66 37.59 Extreme/Average 91 71 81 83 2.45 6.23 31.87 36.87 4. West-Central Leesville 93 72 82 82 2.09 5.71 26.69 35.04 LSU-Rosepine 94 72 82 82 2.14 4.02 27.47 35.64 Natchitoches (96) 70 84 84 4.15 8.55 30.36 33.89 Extreme/Average 96 70 83 83 2.79 6.09 28.17 34.54 5. Central Alexandria 93 72 82 84 3.19 9.64 31.28 36.40 Brusly 93 70 82 82 0.82 3.62 26.80 38.92 Bunkie 93 72 82 83 2.05 3.99 32.07 38.03 LSU-Alexandria 92 73 82 82 1.40 8.48 32.55 35.14 Extreme/Average 93 70 82 83 1.87 6.43 30.47 37.01 6. East-Central Franklinton 5SW 94 69 82 MM 1.64 4.21 27.36 MM.MM LSU-Baton Rouge MM MM MM 82 0.01 2.73 25.34 37.98 LSU-Clinton 91 66 80 81 2.14 4.91 24.96 39.23 LSU-Hammond 95 69 82 82 1.01 3.14 21.19 39.59 Slidell 92 72 82 82 1.22 5.82 23.98 39.15 Extreme/Average 95 66 82 82 1.29 4.39 24.18 40.34 7. Southwest DeRidder 93 73 83 83 3.74 6.49 31.91 36.78 Jennings 93 73 83 82 0.81 4.05 27.31 35.62 LSU-Crowley 93 74 83 83 0.15 5.69 32.19 36.37 Extreme/Average 93 73 83 83 1.57 5.41 30.47 36.35 8. South-Central Donaldsonville 92 70 82 83 0.95 6.01 30.63 37.66 LSU-Jeanerette 92 72 84 82 1.68 7.70 34.71 37.54 Morgan City 93 72 83 82 0.67 5.89 24.07 38.40 Extreme/Average 93 70 83 83 1.10 6.53 29.80 38.07 9. Southeast Galliano 92 (65) 83 82 2.40 11.00 29.17 40.14 Houma 92 72 83 83 0.51 7.75 21.74 39.07 Terrytown 3S 93 73 84 MM 0.88 4.93 29.03 MM.MM Reserve MM MM MM 82 M.MM M.MM 10.08 41.24 Extreme/Average 93 65 84 83 1.26 7.89 26.65 39.32 State State Averages 96 65 82 83 2.47 6.62 29.41 36.88 M = Missing ( ) = Extremes Yr. To Date = Through August 3, 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.