U.S. Cotton Crop Up 20%
WASHINGTON - Aug 10/17 - SNS -- All cotton production is forecast at 20.5 million 480-pound bales, up 20% from last year, according to the latest USDA production estimate's of the season.
Area planted to Upland cotton is estimated at 11.8 million acres, unchanged from the June estimate but up 19% from 2016. Harvested area is expected to total 10.8 million acres, up 16% from last year.
Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 252,000 acres, also unchanged from June but up 30% from 2016. Expected harvested area, at 247,300 acres, is up 32% from the previous year.
If realized, Upland harvested area will be highest since 2006 and Pima harvested area will be highest since 2011.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2016
and Forecasted August 1, 2017
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Type and State : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017
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: --- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- -- 1,000 bales 2/ --
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 343.0 443.0 988 932 706.0 860.0
Arizona .........: 118.0 163.0 1,525 1,575 375.0 535.0
Arkansas ........: 375.0 435.0 1,075 1,103 840.0 1,000.0
California ......: 62.0 80.0 1,897 1,740 245.0 290.0
Florida .........: 102.0 88.0 922 873 196.0 160.0
Georgia .........: 1,165.0 1,340.0 898 1,039 2,180.0 2,900.0
Kansas ..........: 31.0 55.0 1,099 960 71.0 110.0
Louisiana .......: 137.0 195.0 939 985 268.0 400.0
Mississippi .....: 430.0 545.0 1,207 1,074 1,081.0 1,220.0
Missouri ........: 266.0 292.0 1,021 1,151 566.0 700.0
:
New Mexico ......: 41.0 46.0 1,030 835 88.0 80.0
North Carolina ..: 255.0 350.0 646 967 343.0 705.0
Oklahoma ........: 290.0 450.0 1,021 768 617.0 720.0
South Carolina ..: 183.0 235.0 656 940 250.0 460.0
Tennessee .......: 250.0 315.0 1,104 1,036 575.0 680.0
Texas ...........: 5,200.0 5,700.0 748 741 8,100.0 8,800.0
Virginia ........: 72.0 74.0 667 1,005 100.0 155.0
:
United States ...: 9,320.0 10,806.0 855 878 16,601.0 19,775.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 11.0 14.5 851 828 19.5 25.0
California ......: 154.0 213.0 1,565 1,591 502.0 706.0
New Mexico ......: 7.8 4.8 886 900 14.4 9.0
Texas ...........: 15.0 15.0 1,056 960 33.0 30.0
:
United States ...: 187.8 247.3 1,454 1,495 568.9 770.0
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All :
Alabama .........: 343.0 443.0 988 932 706.0 860.0
Arizona .........: 129.0 177.5 1,468 1,514 394.5 560.0
Arkansas ........: 375.0 435.0 1,075 1,103 840.0 1,000.0
California ......: 216.0 293.0 1,660 1,632 747.0 996.0
Florida .........: 102.0 88.0 922 873 196.0 160.0
Georgia .........: 1,165.0 1,340.0 898 1,039 2,180.0 2,900.0
Kansas ..........: 31.0 55.0 1,099 960 71.0 110.0
Louisiana .......: 137.0 195.0 939 985 268.0 400.0
Mississippi .....: 430.0 545.0 1,207 1,074 1,081.0 1,220.0
Missouri ........: 266.0 292.0 1,021 1,151 566.0 700.0
:
New Mexico ......: 48.8 50.8 1,007 841 102.4 89.0
North Carolina ..: 255.0 350.0 646 967 343.0 705.0
Oklahoma ........: 290.0 450.0 1,021 768 617.0 720.0
South Carolina ..: 183.0 235.0 656 940 250.0 460.0
Tennessee .......: 250.0 315.0 1,104 1,036 575.0 680.0
Texas ...........: 5,215.0 5,715.0 749 742 8,133.0 8,830.0
Virginia ........: 72.0 74.0 667 1,005 100.0 155.0
:
United States ...: 9,507.8 11,053.3 867 892 17,169.9 20,545.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bales.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2016 and Forecasted August 1, 2017
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,369.0 6,479.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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