Third Jump in Cotton Output
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/14 SNS -- All cotton production is forecast at 17.5 million 480-pound bales, up 36% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production forecast.
Yield is expected to average 820 pounds per harvested acre, down slightly from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 16.9 million 480-pound bales, up 38% from 2013. Pima cotton production, forecast at 556,000 bales, is down 12% from last year. Producers expect to harvest 10.2 million acres of all cotton, up 36% from 2013. This harvest total includes 10.1 million acres of Upland cotton and 175,900 acres of Pima cotton.
Area planted to Upland cotton is estimated at 11.2 million acres, unchanged from June but up 10% from last year. Harvested area is expected to total 10.1 million acres, up 37% from 2013. Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 178,000 acres, unchanged from June but down 11% from last year. Expected harvested area, at 175,900, is down 12% from the previous year.
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