Hurricanes hinder farm data collection across southeast U.S.
Story Date: 9/14/2017

 

Source: Alan Bjerga, BLOOMBERG, 9/12/17


The U.S. Department of Agriculture said its latest monthly crop report, a focus for farmers and commodity traders, doesn’t fully reflect damage from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the agency plans to survey harvests later this month. The USDA will assess harvests in Texas and Louisiana that were affected by Harvey, and those in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina that were hit by Irma, it said report on Tuesday. 

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