By Adam Daigle
The Advocate
This year’s rice harvest in southwest Louisiana could be the costliest and possibly one of the more frustrating ones for many farmers in what could have been a banner year in the industry.
Skyrocketing costs of fuel and fertilizer at the start of the year made industry leaders tap the brakes on the optimism in 2022, but favorable weather early on without any hurricanes steered the outlook back to positive. But the excessive amount of rain in August during harvest time could be the reason the yield will end up slightly lower than a year ago.