Sugarcane Harvest in the Path of Hurricane Delta Pauses
By Tobie Blanchard & Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter
Chad Hanks started harvesting his sugarcane crop on Sept. 29, a week behind schedule. The Lafayette-area farmer said he waited for Hurricane Sally to pass before getting into his fields. This left enough time for cane stalks blown over by Hurricane Laura to begin to right themselves.
Hurricane Delta, the 25th storm in the 2020 Atlantic season and most recent one to take aim at south Louisiana, could also pause his harvest.
“We anticipate some mills might shut down before the storm,” Hanks said.