Louisiana Rice Harvest Starts Early But Is Battling The Weather
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Louisiana's rice harvest has started early this year, but it has recently been slowed by rainy weather. When farmers could get into the fields, yields have been excellent.
Louisiana rice farmers have begun harvesting what is shaping up to be one of the better crops in the past five years. Good weather through most of the growing season and dry weather at the beginning of the harvest have been encouraging to farmers.
"Not record breakers, but solid yields, and so far, what we've managed to ship to the mills have been really good quality also," rice farmer Paul Johnson said.