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			<h1 class="entry-title">Texas agricultural losses from Hurricane Harvey estimated at more than $200 million</h1>

			<p class="entry-meta"><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span><a href="http://siemenssays.com/2017/10/27/texas-agricultural-losses-hurricane-harvey-estimated-200-million/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2017-10-27T16:56:23+00:00">October 27, 2017</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author</span><a class="url fn n" href="http://siemenssays.com/author/admin/">admin</a></span></span></p><!-- .entry-meta -->		</header><!-- .entry-header -->

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			<p>October 27, 2017 &#8211; Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Contacts: Dr. Parr Rosson, 979-845-2116, prosson@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Dr. Mark Waller, 979-845-1751, mwaller@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Dr. David Anderson, 979-845-4351, danderson@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Dr. Dean McCorkle, 979-845-1861, d-mccorkle@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Dr. John Robinson, 979-845-8011, jrcr@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Dr. Mark Welch, 979-845-8011, jmwelch@tamu.edu</p>
<p>Dr. Andrew Ropicki, 361-265-9203, andrew.ropicki@ag.tamu.edu</p>
<p>COLLEGE STATION – Hurricane Harvey, which decimated parts of South Central Texas and the upper Gulf Coast, caused more than $200 million in crop and livestock losses, according to Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service economists.</p>
<p>“The effects of Hurricane Harvey will linger for quite some time with our Texas farmers and ranchers,” said Dr. Doug Steele, agency director in College Station. “Many South Texas or coastal area cotton farmers were on the verge of harvesting one of the best crops ever in Texas, while some ranchers were unable to save some cattle from insurmountable flood waters.</p>
<p>“However, the livestock losses could have been far worse had it not been for the many cooperating associations that joined forces with AgriLife Extension to establish animal supply points in the impacted areas, providing livestock with fresh hay and feed donated from across Texas and from generous individuals in neighboring states.”</p>
<p>Hay and feed donations were valued at more than $1.3 million, according to AgriLife Extension economists.</p>
<p>Hurricane losses by agricultural commodity include:</p>
<p>– Livestock: $93 million</p>
<p>– Cotton: $100 million</p>
<p>– Rice and soybeans: $8 million</p>
<p>Livestock losses include not only cattle and calves that died during the hurricane but also industry infrastructure, said Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension livestock economist in College Station. Beyond animals lost directly due to the storm, extensive supplies of hay for winter feeding were destroyed.</p>
<p>“What you must take into consideration is the replacement costs of hay that was destroyed from the high flood waters,” Anderson said. “We are right on the verge of entering winter feeding season and ranchers will have to find replacement hay that averages $63 per round bale. A rancher may typically feed two or more round bales per cow during winter, so even if there isn’t hay available they will still have to purchase some type of supplemental feed. All of this comes with a hefty price.”</p>
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A truck of donated hay and other supplies from New Jersey is unloaded in Sour Lake, Texas. Hay and feed donations were valued at more than $1.3 million, according to Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension economists.<br />
(Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)</p>
<p>The value of fences, barns and animal-handling facilities lost addsup quickly, Anderson said.</p>
<p>“Rebuilding fences can cost $2.50 or more per foot,” he said. “Overall, these livestock loss numbers could have been far, far worse had it not been for the quick action of ranchers ahead of and during the storm. Also important were the proactive actions of cattle industry associations in Texas, countless volunteers, and AgriLife Extension working together in coordination to either get cattle to dry points and make ample supplies of hay available, as well as the U.S. military airdropping round bales.”</p>
<p>Meanwhile, 200,000 bales of cotton lint on the stalk valued at $62.4 millionwas lost and another 200,000 harvested bales valued at $9.6 million had degraded quality, said Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife Extension cotton marketing economist in College Station. In addition, there were widespread losses of cottonseed.</p>
<p>“You either had cotton that was on the stalk ready to be harvested and then taken out by Hurricane Harvey, or you had cotton modules sitting in the field only to have been damaged by wind, rain and/or flood water,” Robinson said. “The Southeast Texas cotton crop was set to be one of the best of all time. You’ve got reports from ginners who have ginning quality concerns related to seed coat problems, poor leaf grade and trash.”</p>
<p>Rice and soybean crop losses accounted for approximately $8 million in losses. In its October crop production estimates, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered Texas rice production 614,000 hundredweight compared to pre-storm estimates. The value of that production at current market prices is about $7.5 million, said Dr. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension grains marketing economist in College Station.</p>
<p>The USDA-Farm Service Agency reports 1,729 acres of soybeans have been reported as failed along the Coastal Bend. While specific production numbers are not yet available for counties along the coast, using a statewide average of 37 bushels per acre puts the value of lost soybean acres at just over $500,000, Welch said.</p>
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Hay and feed donations were valued at more than $1.3 million, according to Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service economists. (Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)</p>
<p>He said most of the corn and sorghum crops along the coast were harvested before the storm. Average corn yields of 124 bushels per acre and sorghum yields of 103 bushels per acre or 5,768 pounds are being reported for District 9, the Upper Coast, both all-time record highs, he said.</p>
<p>Dr. Andrew Ropicki, AgriLife Extension economist at Corpus Christi, said multiple industries tied to both commercial and recreational fisheries suffered losses.</p>
<p>“Commercial fisheries including bay and bait shrimp, crabbing and the Texas gulf shrimp fishery suffered losses associated with damaged vessels, gear and industry infrastructure, as well as lost fishing days due to recovery efforts.”</p>
<p>Ropicki said losses to the commercial oyster industry are expected to be severe due to decreased production caused by excessive freshwater in the bays.</p>
<p>“In the recreational sector, decreased fishing pressure as well as storm-related damage to vessels, equipment and buildings have negatively impacted charter fishing businesses, bait shops and local economies that rely on recreational fishing.”</p>
<p>Since oyster season begins Nov. 1 and runs through April, a complete summary of industry losses won’t be available until late spring, Ropicki said.</p>
<p>AgriLife Extension and USDA-Farm Service Agency’s Texas state office have teamed to produce a series of videos to share disaster assistance program details for farmers and ranchers recovering from Hurricane Harvey. The information is available at https://agecoext.tamu.edu/resources/podcasts-videos/.</p>
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