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Louisiana sweet potato crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Louisiana sweet potato crop for the week ending Oct 4, when 84% was good or excellent, versus 62% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 98%). USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2018, when the crop finished at 2.2 million cwt.

Last rated week ending Oct 4, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

84%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 4.

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100%

Harvested

+2 points against the five-year pace of 98%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Louisiana sweet potato condition rises above average

Louisiana's sweet potato crop was rated 95% good to excellent for the week ending September 27, 2026, up 4 points from the prior week and 9 points above the five-year average of 86%, though 5 points below last year's mark of 100% at the same point. Harvest reached 33% complete, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 32% and ahead of last year's 27% for the same week. Planting had wrapped at 100% by mid-July. With harvest running ahead of pace, the next USDA condition report will show whether the gains hold as digging continues.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2020

Bars are the full USDA rating split each week. The dashed line is the five-year average for good plus excellent; the dotted line is last year.

2026202520242023202220212020
Louisiana sweet potato crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 78%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 78%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 82%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 87%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 74%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 89%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 72%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 72%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 65%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 66%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 79%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 63%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 79%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 77%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 22%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 15%, Good 82%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Week ending Oct 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 10%, Good 75%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)−7 pts — week ending Jul 26−7 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 16Harvest beginsMay 24Jun 14Jul 5Jul 26Aug 16Sep 6Sep 27
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 84% good or excellent, week ending Oct 4. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Louisiana sweet potato planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 3: 10% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 10%)Planted, week ending May 10: 32% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 15%)Planted, week ending May 17: 49% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 27%)Planted, week ending May 24: 54% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 42%)Planted, week ending May 31: 65% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 54%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 79% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 71%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 91% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 99% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 97%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 19May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 12 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Louisiana sweet potato harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 2% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 7% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 10% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 17% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 23% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 35% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 46% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 53% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 61% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Oct 18: 75% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Oct 25: 77% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Nov 1: 82% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Nov 8: 87% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Nov 15: 93% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Nov 22: 98% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Nov 29: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 97%)Aug 9Aug 30Sep 20Oct 11Nov 1Nov 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 29 (5-yr avg 98%).

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2018

USDA published production estimates for Louisiana sweet potato through 2018 and has not surveyed the state since.

Louisiana sweet potato crop: final estimate by year0123million cwt2010: no forecast · final 2.5 million cwt20102011: no forecast · final 2.4 million cwt20112012: no forecast · final 1.9 million cwt20122013: no forecast · final 1.7 million cwt20132014: no forecast · final 2.0 million cwt20142015: no forecast · final 2.0 million cwt20152016: no forecast · final 1.5 million cwt20162017: no forecast · final 2.2 million cwt20172018: no forecast · final 2.2 million cwt2018
Crop yearFinal (million cwt)Crop valueShare of US
20182.2 million cwt$44M8.0%
20172.2 million cwt$43M6.1%
20161.5 million cwt$32M4.8%
20152.0 million cwt$43M6.4%
20142.0 million cwt$35M6.9%
20131.7 million cwt$30M6.7%
20121.9 million cwt$36M7.4%
20112.4 million cwt$41M8.9%
20102.5 million cwt$47M10.4%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2018. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Source: USDA NASS Crop Progress (weekly, April–November) and Crop Production reports. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

Updated September 29, 2026

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