Gustav-Related Louisiana Agriculture Damage Estimates Released

The LSU AgCenter compiled preliminary estimates of the agriculture and fisheries losses caused by Hurricane Gustav. A look at the estimated losses and the percent of crop value:

AGRICULTURE

Rice, $29.3 million, 7.56 percent.

Corn, $45.8 million, 10.74 percent.

Sorghum, $2.5 million, 5.31 percent.

Cotton, $112.3 million, 47.32 percent.

Sugar cane, $72.8 million, 12.5 percent.

Soybeans, $60.8 million, 14.61 percent.

Sweet potatoes, $26.8 million, 40.93 percent.

Pecans, $3 million, 35 percent.

Horticulture, $5 million, 3.13 percent.

Dairy, $2.3 million, 2.73 percent.

Forage/Hay, $3.5 million, 2.47 percent.

Timber, $8.2 million, 0.75 percent.

Total, $372.3 million, 10.2 percent.

FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

Farmed Crawfish, $3.9 million, 4.6 percent.

Farmed Catfish, $40,699, 0.2 percent.

Farmed Alligators, $3.3 million, 10.9 percent.

Wild Alligators, $1.6 million, 28 percent.

Wild Crawfish, $62,333, 5.3 percent.

Freshwater Fisheries, $296,509, 7.1 percent.

Shrimp, $21.7 million, 14.8 percent.

Crabs, $4.3 million, 13.7 percent.

Oysters, $5.1 million, 16.8 percent.

Marine Fisheries, $6 million, 12.6 percent.

Total, $46.4 million, 11.6 percent.

Source: LSU AgCenter.