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: October 15, 2007				 Volume 07 No. 33



Days suitable for fieldwork: 6.8
Soil moisture supplies: 14% very short, 38% short, 46% adequate and 2% 
surplus

Field Crops Report
Most of the state experienced dry conditions last week.  Cotton harvest 
reached 65 percent, only slightly behind the 5-year average.  Cotton 
remaining in the field was in good condition.  Sorghum producers finished 
harvesting their fields.  Soybean harvest reached 90 percent, well ahead of 
the 5-year average of 72 percent.  Sugarcane producers were busy harvesting 
their crops, while sugarcane planting was near completion.  Sweet potato 
producers were harvesting their fields.

Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops
Vegetable producers were working fall crops.  Citrus producers were 
getting ready to harvest.
 
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report
Cattlemen were getting ready to plant ryegrass.  Pasture was in need of 
rainfall to get the winter forage off to a good start.  Cattlemen were also 
marketing spring born calves.  Livestock conditions were generally good, 
with 60 percent in good to excellent condition.


              
		  PERCENT OF PROGRESS
CROP	   STAGE   Current Week   Last Week    2006    5 YR AVG
Cotton	Bolls Opening	100	    99		100	  99
	Harvested	 65	    42		 89	  69
Pecans	Harvested	 21	    10		 14	  12
Sorghum	Harvested	100	    99		100	  99
Soybeans
	Dropping Leaves	 99	    98		 99	  93
	Harvested	 90	    85		 90	  72
Sugarcane
	Planted		 99	    98		 98	  99
	Harvested	 13	     4		  7	  13
Sweet Potatoes	
	Harvested	 60	    46	         68	  59






                  CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES
ITEM	VERY POOR	POOR	FAIR	GOOD	EXCELLENT
Cotton	    0		 3	 26	 66	   5
Sugarcane   0		 6	 34	 42	  18
Livestock   1		 4	 35	 57	   3
Vegetables 13		21	 41	 24	   1
Pasture	    9		15	 40	 32	   4






      LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
            LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 10/08/07 TO 10/14/07

			 AIR	       PRECIPITATION	
		      TEMPERATURE    WEEKLY FOUR  YR.TO	
		   MAX	MIN AVG	NRM  TOTAL  WEEKS DATE	NORM
1. Northwest
   LSU-Bossier City 92  50  71  67   0.00   1.74  38.43  39.61             
   Minden           91  45  70  66   0.00   0.43  44.35  42.56             
   Mooringsport     92  50  71  MM   0.33   0.45  41.96  36.01             
   Extreme/Average  92  45  71  67   0.11   0.87  41.58  40.63             

2. North-Central
   LSU-Calhoun      92  44  69  67   0.53   0.96  35.51  43.04             
   Homer/Hill Farm  92  51  71  66   0.00   0.65  37.75  43.05             
   ULM-Monroe       91  45  70  67   0.00   2.08  31.85  44.57             
   Colmubia Lock    89  49  70  MM   0.00   1.55  36.53  46.03             
   Extreme/Average  92  44  70  67   0.13   1.31  35.41  43.96             

3. Northeast
   Lake Providence  91  50  70  67   0.00   1.20  36.04  45.34             
   LSU-St Joseph   (93) 47  71  68   0.00   2.14  42.38  43.75             
   LSU-Winnsboro    92  45  70  67   0.00   1.36  44.70  43.25             
   Tallulah         91  48  70  67   0.00   0.60  31.50  45.15             
   Extreme/Average  93  45  71  67   0.00   1.33  41.04  44.33             

4. West-Central
   Leesville        90 (43) 70  68   0.22   1.15  37.43  44.27             
   LSU-Rosepine     89  49  71  69   0.23   2.23  45.81  45.52             
   Natchitoches     92  46  71  68   0.00   0.13  30.21  42.01             
   Extreme/Average  92  43  71  67   0.15   1.17  37.82  43.24             

5. Central
   Alexandria       90  53  71  70   0.24   0.76  39.91  46.51             
   Brusly           89  49  72  68   0.58   2.46  47.04  50.73             
   Bunkie           90  49  71  69   2.20   2.69  43.16  47.60             
   LSU-Alexandria   90  51  71  68   0.22   1.44  43.35  45.17             
   Extreme/Average  90  49  71  69   0.81   1.84  44.52  47.05             

6. East-Central
   Franklinton 5SW  89  49  72  MM   0.44   1.46  28.27  MM.MM                  
   LSU-Baton Rouge  90  50  73  69   0.74   2.47  44.38  49.47             
   LSU-Clinton      88  49  70  68   0.49   2.41  36.43  50.31             
   LSU-Hammond      89  47  71  69   0.29   0.79  38.68  51.87             
   Slidell          87  50  73  70   0.08   1.07  36.86  51.13             
   Extreme/Average  90  47  72  69   0.49   1.78  37.11  51.83             

7. Southwest
   De Ridder        90  51  73  69   0.22   0.84  55.01  47.16             
   Jennings         91  53  74  70   0.00   0.83  51.44  47.88             
   LSU-Crowley      90  52  74  71   0.28   0.79  51.62  47.80             
   Extreme/Average  91  51  74  70   0.17   0.82  52.69  48.66             

8. South-Central
   Donaldsonville   87  52  72  70   0.65   2.29  44.77  50.28             
   LSU-Jeanerette   89  53  73  70   0.78   1.89  50.15  50.95             
   Morgan City      89  59  76  71   1.40   3.34  41.36  53.58             
   Extreme/Average  89  52  74  71   0.94   2.51  45.43  51.38             

9. Southeast
   Galliano         87  55  75  71   0.13   0.97  38.93  54.90             
   Houma            91  52  75  71   3.41   6.86  49.50  53.19             
   Terrytown 3S     91  57  76  MM   0.11   1.27  48.23  MM.MM                  
   Reserve          88  53  73  70   0.34   3.37  61.59  53.55             
   Extreme/Average  91  52  74  72   1.00   3.12  49.56  52.99             

State
   State Averages   93  43  72  69   0.44   1.64  43.47  47.40             
         
M = Missing	( ) = Extremes	   Yr. To Date = Through October 14, 2007