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Louisiana drought cost millions in crop, cattle losses
9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Louisiana
Acadia Parish, LA
Allen Parish, LA
Ascension Parish, LA
Assumption Parish, LA
Avoyelles Parish, LA
Beauregard Parish, LA
Bienville Parish, LA
Bossier Parish, LA
Caddo Parish, LA
Calcasieu Parish, LA
Caldwell Parish, LA
Cameron Parish, LA
Catahoula Parish, LA
Claiborne Parish, LA
Concordia Parish, LA
De Soto Parish, LA
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
East Carroll Parish, LA
East Feliciana Parish, LA
Evangeline Parish, LA
Franklin Parish, LA
Grant Parish, LA
Iberia Parish, LA
Iberville Parish, LA
Jackson Parish, LA
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
Jefferson Parish, LA
La Salle Parish, LA
Lafayette Parish, LA
Lafourche Parish, LA
Lincoln Parish, LA
Livingston Parish, LA
Madison Parish, LA
Morehouse Parish, LA
Natchitoches Parish, LA
Orleans Parish, LA
Ouachita Parish, LA
Plaquemines Parish, LA
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Rapides Parish, LA
Red River Parish, LA
Richland Parish, LA
Sabine Parish, LA
Saint Bernard Parish, LA
Saint Charles Parish, LA
Saint Helena Parish, LA
Saint James Parish, LA
Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA
Saint Landry Parish, LA
Saint Martin Parish, LA
Saint Mary Parish, LA
Saint Tammany Parish, LA
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
Tensas Parish, LA
Terrebonne Parish, LA
Union Parish, LA
Vermilion Parish, LA
Vernon Parish, LA
Washington Parish, LA
Webster Parish, LA
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
West Carroll Parish, LA
West Feliciana Parish, LA
Winn Parish, LA

Start Date: 8/18/2023 -  
Intense heat and continuing drought in Louisiana were expected to lead to estimated losses of $135 million to $290 million in the beef cattle sector, per economists from LSU AgCenter. Limited hay supplies forced ranchers to sell cattle. Some cattle died from heat, but the biggest losses come from calves being weaned earlier than normal and cattle sales. Poor hay production is estimated to cost cattle producers $62 million to $108 million. Producers have sold from 10% to 30% of their permanent herds. AgFax (Brandon, Miss.), Aug 18, 2023
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