Louisiana Food and Fiber Industry Monitor 10/06/09
Producers continue to be busy with harvest. For some crops, producers are putting the finishing touches on the 2009 year while for others harvest has just started or is in the heart of the harvest season. Producers also have begun to make preparations for planting fall-planted crops such as winter wheat and ryegrass. Read more by opening the attached file. |
Louisiana Food and Fiber Industry Monitor August 2009
During the early part of the growing season, the major concern for agriculture in the state centered on a lack a rainfall. While rains in July and August have returned crop moisture to ample levels, the effects of the early-season drought are being seen as harvest continues to progress. |
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Soybean and Feed Grain Review August 2009
Rains over the past few weeks have helped most of the crops recover; however, the prior four to six weeks without rain have had an effect on yields. Early corn yields have been reported from 50 to 200+ bushels per acre with most yields in the 80 to 150 range. Grain sorghum harvest is just getting under way and should be in full swing by the end of the week. |
Louisiana Food and Fiber Industry Monitor
Crop moisture across most of the state continues to improve as summer showers have prevailed over the past several weeks. See this newsletter for more details. Topics covered include: current production situation; current price situation; current input pricesituation; forestry situation. |
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