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: September 10, 2007				 Volume 07 No. 28



Days suitable for fieldwork: 5
Soil moisture supplies: 4% very short, 26% short, 63% adequate and 
7% surplus

Field Crops Report
Scattered showers were received in many areas of the state last week.  
Corn producers were busy harvesting, with 94 percent of the harvest complete.  
Rice harvest was 81 percent complete, only slightly behind the 5-year 
average of 85 percent.  Sorghum harvest was well ahead of the 5-year average 
with 91 percent of the harvest complete.  Sugarcane farmers were busy 
planting cane.

Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops
Vegetable producers were working fall crops.  Citrus producers were spraying 
for insects.  Crawfish producers continued to prepare ponds.
 
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report
Cattlemen were busy cutting hay and preparing pastures for ryegrass 
planting.  Livestock conditions were generally good, with 97 percent of 
livestock in fair or better condition.
              
		PERCENT OF PROGRESS
CROP	   STAGE   Current Week   Last Week    2006    5 YR AVG
Corn	Harvested	94	     80		99	  93
Cotton	Bolls Opening	78	     58		91	  73
Hay	Second Cutting	97	     95		96	  94
Rice	Ripe		97	     95		99	  98
	Harvested	81	     75		86	  85
Sorghum	Mature	       100	     98		95	  96
	Harvested	91	     87		91	  83
Soybeans
	Turning Color	87	     76		84	  66
	Dropping Leaves	72	     59		75	  51
	Harvested	31	     20		56	  33
Sugarcane	
	Planted		73	     54		57	  68
Sweet Potatoes	
	Harvested	15	      8		19	  16


                  CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES
ITEM	VERY POOR	POOR	FAIR	GOOD	EXCELLENT
Cotton	   0		 7	 30	 63	   0
Soybeans   0		 5	 24	 63	   8
Sugarcane  0		 2	 33	 46	  19
Livestock  0		 3	 44	 48	   5
Vegetables 3		26	 55	 14	   2
Pasture	   0		13	 43	 37	   7




      LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
            LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 09/03/07 TO 09/09/07

			 AIR	       PRECIPITATION	
		      TEMPERATURE    WEEKLY FOUR  YR.TO	
		   MAX	MIN AVG	NRM  TOTAL  WEEKS DATE	NORM
1. Northwest
   LSU-Bossier City(97) 70  83  79   0.56   0.87  36.42  35.48             
   Minden           92  71  81  78   0.65   3.22  43.09  38.13             
   Mooringsport     92  71  82  MM   0.29   1.64  41.38  31.73             
   Extreme/Average  97  70  82  79   0.50   1.26  38.90  36.28             

2. North-Central
   LSU-Calhoun      93  71  81  79   1.05   1.47  33.42  38.78             
   Homer/Hill Farm  94  69  81  78   0.44   2.35  36.38  38.32             
   ULM-Monroe       93  71  81  79   0.32   0.56  28.71  40.25             
   Colmubia Lock    93  71  82  MM   1.91   2.64  33.28  42.03             
   Extreme/Average  94  69  81  79   0.93   1.76  32.95  39.49             

3. Northeast
   Lake Providence  91  71  81  79   1.28   3.43  33.11  41.33             
   LSU-St Joseph    96  72  84  79   0.72   1.94  37.53  40.16             
   LSU-Winnsboro    94  72  83  79   1.55   2.28  39.35  39.56             
   Tallulah         92  72  81  78   2.73   3.93  30.63  41.34             
   Extreme/Average  96  71  82  79   1.57   2.55  36.66  40.52             

4. West-Central
   Leesville        95 (68) 81  79   0.03   3.18  33.55  39.65             
   LSU-Rosepine     93  69  81  79   0.06   2.55  39.40  40.58             
   Natchitoches     97  70  83  80   0.16   1.18  29.75  38.07             
   Extreme/Average  97  68  82  79   0.08   2.30  34.23  38.83             

5. Central
   Alexandria       96  73  83  81   1.11   3.05  35.85  41.68             
   Brusly           95  70  82  79   4.11   5.64  42.29  45.88             
   Bunkie           94  71  82  79   0.07   2.43  37.60  42.82             
   LSU-Alexandria   96  68  82  79   3.58   4.54  37.90  40.15             
   Extreme/Average  96  68  82  80   1.76   2.43  37.60  42.09             

6. East-Central
   Franklinton 5SW  94  70  82  MM   0.22   2.91  26.12  MM.MM                  
   LSU-Baton Rouge  95  70  83  80   1.28   3.51  39.92  44.87             
   LSU-Clinton      92  70  81  79   0.36   1.52  31.62  45.46             
   LSU-Hammond      95  70  82  80   0.68   2.25  36.27  47.31             
   Slidell          92  70  82  80   1.89   2.66  35.07  46.29             
   Extreme/Average  95  70  82  80   0.89   2.57  34.35  47.00             

7. Southwest
   De Ridder        92  70  82  80   0.24   3.77  45.87  42.00             
   Jennings         92  72  82  80   2.26   8.12  45.98  41.77             
   LSU-Crowley      92  73  83  80   0.08   7.64  46.98  42.56             
   Extreme/Average  92  70  82  80   0.86   6.51  46.28  42.85             

8. South-Central
   Donaldsonville   91  72  82  80   0.22   4.07  40.64  44.69             
   LSU-Jeanerette   94  72  82  79   2.24   4.47  42.86  45.25             
   Morgan City      91  75  82  80   0.76   6.31  35.08  47.47             
   Extreme/Average  94  72  82  81   1.07   4.95  39.53  45.69             

9. Southeast
   Galliano         91  74  83  80   0.32   2.65  34.94  48.86             
   Houma            95  70  82  81   0.68   7.11  41.66  47.39             
   Terrytown 3S     95  75  85  MM   0.82   4.12  45.64  MM.MM                  
   Reserve          92  72  82  80   0.00   5.23  53.17  48.03             
   Extreme/Average  95  70  83  81   0.46   4.78  43.85  47.19             

State
   State Averages   97  68  82  80   0.95   3.38  38.70  42.42             
 
M = Missing	( ) = Extremes	   Yr. To Date = Through September 9, 2007