NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s corn crop is finally in but continued rains in the region have slowed the harvest of other crops.The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its weekly crop report, said 17 percent of Louisiana’s cotton and 1 percent of Mississippi’s was in as of Sunday — a pace well off the five-year average of more than 40 percent harvested.
Rains hamper harvest pace in La., Miss.
October 4, 2009