la-crop-weather State Louisiana Crop Weather Week Ending Date November 20, 2005 Days suitable for fieldwork: 5.5 Soil moisture supplies: 32% very short, 44% short and 24% adequate Field Crops Report A cold front moved through the state early in the week bringing the state average rainfall to 0.8 inches. The rain did improve soil moisture, but much more rain was needed to relieve the dry conditions. Some producers continued preparing fields for next year. Sugarcane producers were busy harvesting their crop. The rain helped protect planted sugarcane from frost conditions. Sweet potato harvest was completed. Winter wheat emergence made excellent progress last week due to the rain. Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Report Citrus producers were selling satsumas. Vegetable producers were selling greens. Pecan harvesting reached 68 percent, surpassing last year and the 5 year average. Livestock, Pasture, and Range Report Cattlemen continued getting pastures back in shape from the hurricanes. Planting of ryegrass continued as the rain helped with germination. Crop Progress Table PERCENT OF PROGRESS Last CROP STAGE 2005 Week 2004 5 YR AVG Pecans Harvested 68 53 59 57 Sugarcane Harvested 50 45 53 57 Sweet potatoes Harvested 100 98 95 93 Wheat Planted 70 53 63 63 Emerged 33 15 48 49 Crop Condition Table CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES CROP VERY POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT Sugarcane 10 38 44 8 0 Livestock 4 33 43 16 4 Vegetables 26 41 28 4 1 Pasture 34 30 35 1 0 LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 11/14/05 TO 11/20/05 AIR PRECIPITATION 4 INCH SOIL TEMPERATURE WEEKLY FOUR YR. TO TEMPERATURE MAX MIN AVG NRM TOTAL WEEKS DATE NORM MAX MIN AVG 1. Northwest LSU-Bossier City 82 29 55 54 0.30 1.63 32.63 45.22 Minden 83 28 55 54 0.15 1.29 31.13 48.44 Mooringsport 82 29 54 MM 0.69 2.03 31.62 41.69 Extreme/Average 83 28 55 55 0.38 1.65 32.13 46.42 2. North-Central LSU-Calhoun 85 26 54 55 0.21 0.88 34.14 48.45 Homer/Hill Farm 79 26 53 53 0.05 1.60 37.85 48.91 ULM-Monroe 84 26 54 55 0.24 0.66 30.46 50.27 Winnfield 84 27 55 54 0.20 1.05 39.13 51.37 Extreme/Average 85 26 54 55 0.18 1.05 35.40 49.59 3. Northeast Lake Providence 82 29 54 54 0.28 0.67 36.41 51.28 LSU-St Joseph 85 29 56 57 1.32 1.46 38.37 49.05 MM MM MM LSU-Winnsboro 84 27 56 55 1.07 1.45 39.65 48.99 Tallulah 82 28 55 55 0.69 0.81 35.88 50.70 Extreme/Average 85 27 55 56 0.84 1.10 38.14 49.97 MM MM MM 4. West-Central Leesville (87) 28 56 56 1.89 2.92 39.32 49.81 LSU-Rosepine 87 29 57 57 0.99 2.09 32.44 51.17 MM MM MM Natchitoches 85 28 55 56 0.20 1.41 31.87 47.36 Extreme/Average 87 28 56 56 1.03 2.14 31.87 48.65 MM MM MM 5. Central Alexandria 83 (25) 53 58 2.10 2.90 35.36 53.05 Brusly 85 30 56 58 0.65 0.78 44.50 55.92 Bunkie 86 31 59 58 1.47 1.90 54.57 53.67 LSU-Alexandria 83 25 55 57 1.29 1.94 36.16 51.79 MM MM MM Extreme/Average 86 25 56 58 1.38 1.88 40.33 53.19 MM MM MM 6. East-Central Bogalusa MM MM MM 58 0.00 0.69 38.37 57.25 LSU-Baton Rouge 85 31 58 59 1.90 1.95 40.95 54.60 LSU-Clinton 83 29 55 57 0.57 0.62 41.20 55.85 LSU-Hammond 84 28 56 58 0.35 0.36 39.80 56.96 MM MM MM Slidell 83 31 58 60 0.20 0.48 60.29 56.20 Extreme/Average 85 28 57 59 0.76 0.85 40.95 57.08 MM MM MM 7. Southwest De Ridder 85 32 57 58 1.01 2.16 47.37 52.80 Jennings 84 31 57 59 1.64 2.44 45.58 53.62 MM MM MM LSU-Crowley 83 32 60 59 1.12 1.74 45.38 53.40 MM MM MM Extreme/Average 85 31 57 60 1.33 2.30 45.58 54.37 MM MM MM 8. South-Central Donaldsonville 85 33 59 60 0.42 0.48 43.10 55.30 LSU-Jeanerette 83 30 56 59 0.71 1.07 49.26 55.87 Morgan City 83 38 59 61 0.18 0.58 41.33 58.76 Extreme/Average 85 30 58 61 0.44 0.71 46.18 56.53 9. Southeast Galliano 82 38 60 62 0.85 1.25 68.46 59.90 Houma 85 35 60 62 0.16 0.34 60.34 57.67 MM MM MM NO Audubon Park MM MM MM 62 0.62 0.69 55.60 57.30 Reserve 84 35 60 60 0.22 0.22 51.04 58.48 Extreme/Average 85 35 60 62 0.41 0.60 MMMMM 57.89 MM MM MM State State Averages 87 25 57 58 0.81 1.42 39.33 52.23 MM MM MM M = Missing ( ) = Extremes Yr. To Date = Through November 20, 2005