In the 2025 edition of their Where Natural Disasters Are Having the Biggest Impact on the Nation’s Food Supply report, Trace One pinpoints where these events are having the greatest impact on farmers and the nation’s food supply. Researchers analyzed and ranked locations at the county and state levels based on their average annual economic loss (expected annual loss) in 2025 dollars within the agricultural sector.
• Natchitoches Parish farms are expected to lose a total of about $368K per year to natural disasters—an average per-farm loss of $787.
• The worst type of natural hazard for Natchitoches Parish’s agriculture is hurricanes, which can destroy crops, damage farms’ infrastructure, and cause widespread flooding.