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: November 30, 2009 Volume 09 No. 39 Days suitable for fieldwork: 5.6 Soil moisture supplies: 4% short, 79% adequate, and 17% surplus Field Crops Report Farmers remained busy harvesting crops the majority of the week. Cotton harvest reached ninety-nine percent, behind the five-year average of one hundred percent. Soybean harvest reached one hundred percent. Sixty-seven percent of winter wheat has been planted, behind the five-year average of eighty-three percent. Sugarcane harvest reached fifty-eight percent, behind the five-year average of fifty-nine percent. Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Report Pecan harvest reached seventy-five percent, behind the five-year average of seventy-seven percent. Sweet potato harvest reached ninety-three percent, behind the five-year average of ninety-eight percent. Livestock, Pasture, and Range Report Cattlemen continued to market calves and establish winter pastures. Crop Progress Table PERCENT OF PROGRESS Last CROP STAGE 2009 Week 2008 5 YR AVG Cotton Harvested 98 96 99 100 Pecans Harvested 75 62 72 77 Soybeans Harvested 100 99 100 100 Sweet Potatoes Harvested 93 80 96 98 Sugarcane Harvested 58 52 55 59 Winter Wheat Planted 67 54 93 83 Emerged 26 22 67 44 Crop Condition Table CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES CROP VERY POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT Sugarcane 1 5 32 44 18 Livestock 1 4 45 44 6 Vegetables 2 28 38 29 3 Pasture 1 10 46 40 3 Weather Information Table LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 11/23/09 TO 11/29/09 AIR PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE WEEKLY FOUR YR. TO MAX MIN AVG NRM TOTAL WEEKS DATE NORM 1. Northwest LSU-Bossier City 70 33 53 52 0.01 0.86 57.32 46.57 Minden 69 30 51 51 0.00 0.92 63.49 50.06 Mooringsport 71 34 54 MM 0.00 0.50 64.74 43.22 Extreme/Average 71 30 53 52 0.00 0.76 61.85 47.87 2. North-Central LSU-Calhoun 69 30 51 53 0.01 0.65 58.51 49.89 Homer/Hill Farm 67 (28) 50 50 0.00 0.97 68.46 50.53 ULM-Monroe 68 33 52 52 0.02 0.51 61.89 51.88 Columbia Lock 66 35 52 MM 0.00 1.00 52.83 53.30 Extreme/Average 69 28 51 52 0.01 0.78 60.42 51.12 3. Northeast Lake Providence 64 32 51 51 0.00 0.54 58.10 52.89 LSU-St Joseph 67 31 52 54 0.01 0.58 45.57 50.67 LSU-Winnsboro 67 30 53 53 0.00 0.45 50.57 50.61 Tallulah 65 30 52 52 0.00 0.34 56.31 52.38 Extreme/Average 67 30 52 53 0.00 0.48 53.33 51.59 4. West-Central Leesville 67 30 52 54 0.02 1.76 52.52 51.52 LSU-Rosepine 69 31 52 54 0.00 1.72 48.44 52.87 Natchitoches 71 36 56 53 0.00 1.07 56.96 48.84 Extreme/Average 71 30 53 54 0.01 1.52 52.64 50.20 5. Central Alexandria 67 34 53 55 0.00 1.65 48.77 54.85 Brusly MM MM MM 56 0.00 0.75 46.57 57.28 Bunkie 69 34 54 56 0.03 2.43 54.01 55.47 LSU-Alexandria 68 33 53 54 0.00 2.08 48.91 53.81 Extreme/Average 6. East-Central Franklinton 5SW 69 29 52 MM 0.01 0.85 49.64 MM.MM LSU-Baton Rouge 69 32 53 57 0.01 1.39 43.35 56.13 Amite 71 28 52 55 0.00 1.01 47.49 60.15 LSU-Hammond 69 28 52 56 0.00 0.80 38.78 58.49 Slidell 68 32 54 57 0.00 1.18 48.65 57.80 Extreme/Average 71 28 53 56 0.00 1.05 45.58 58.67 7. Southwest DeRidder 70 32 53 66 0.00 1.54 53.49 54.54 Jennings 70 36 55 57 0.01 2.66 51.80 55.24 LSU-Crowley 71 36 54 57 0.01 2.07 57.49 54.93 Extreme/Average 71 32 54 58 0.01 2.09 54.29 55.99 8. South-Central Donaldsonville 71 30 53 58 0.00 0.97 57.40 56.74 LSU-Jeanerette 71 35 55 57 0.01 1.34 66.82 57.22 Morgan City (73) 43 55 59 0.01 0.87 44.58 60.36 Extreme/Average 73 30 54 58 0.01 1.06 56.27 58.03 9. Southeast Galliano 69 36 56 60 0.00 3.47 54.34 61.31 Houma 71 35 55 60 0.00 0.77 37.83 59.12 Terrytown 3S 72 39 57 MM 0.00 0.59 56.58 MM.MM Reserve MM MM 58 MM M.MM M.MM 10.08 59.88 Extreme/Average 72 35 56 60 0.00 1.61 55.01 59.45 State Averages 73 28 53 56 0.01 1.37 54.31 54.54 M = Missing ( ) = Extremes Yr. To Date = Through November 29, 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.