Sugarcane yield down 25% or more in southern Louisiana
1/31/2024 12:18:20 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Acadia Parish, LA
Ascension Parish, LA
Assumption Parish, LA
Avoyelles Parish, LA
Calcasieu Parish, LA
Cameron Parish, LA
Evangeline Parish, LA
Iberia Parish, LA
Iberville Parish, LA
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
Lafayette Parish, LA
Lafourche Parish, LA
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Saint Charles Parish, LA
Saint James Parish, LA
Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA
Saint Landry Parish, LA
Saint Martin Parish, LA
Saint Mary Parish, LA
Terrebonne Parish, LA
Vermilion Parish, LA
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Start Date: 7/16/2023
- End Date: 1/30/2024
The sugarcane yield in some Acadiana parishes in 2023 was down 25% to 50% due to drought. The crop was planted in September and October in the middle of the drought, which could affect the 2024 crop. There are likely to be some acres with dried stalks that will not produce an adequate stand.
KLFY News 10 (Lafayette, La.), Jan 30, 2024
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