WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- All cotton planted area for 2019 in the United States is estimated at 13.7 million acres, 3% below last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.
Upland area is estimated at 13.4 million acres, down 3% from 2018. American Pima area is estimated at 275,000 acres, up 10% from 2018.
Compared with last year, 10 States increased planted area, with the largest increase in Arkansas. Upland cotton planted area in Kansas represents a record high for the State. Compared with the previous year, five States planted fewer Upland cotton acres in 2019, including California. Upland cotton planted area is a record low in California.
Producers planted 98% of their acreage with seed varieties developed using biotechnology, up 4 percentage points from last year. Varieties containing insect resistance (Bt) were planted on 3% of the acreage, the same as last year. Herbicide resistant varieties were planted on 6% of the acreage, down 3 percentage points from 2018. Stacked gene varieties, those contacting both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 89% of the acreage, up 7 percentage points from a year ago.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2018 and 2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres Upland : Alabama .........: 510.0 510.0 497.0 Arizona .........: 160.0 155.0 159.0 Arkansas ........: 485.0 580.0 480.0 California ......: 48.0 40.0 47.0 Florida .........: 117.0 120.0 93.0 Georgia .........: 1,430.0 1,350.0 1,305.0 Kansas ..........: 165.0 185.0 152.0 Louisiana .......: 195.0 260.0 189.0 Mississippi .....: 620.0 700.0 615.0 Missouri ........: 325.0 370.0 322.0 : New Mexico ......: 77.0 70.0 56.0 North Carolina ..: 430.0 460.0 415.0 Oklahoma ........: 780.0 720.0 550.0 South Carolina ..: 300.0 300.0 275.0 Tennessee .......: 360.0 370.0 355.0 Texas ...........: 7,750.0 7,150.0 4,350.0 Virginia ........: 98.0 105.0 97.0 : United States ...: 13,850.0 13,445.0 9,957.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 14.5 11.0 14.5 California ......: 211.0 240.0 210.0 New Mexico ......: 6.8 7.0 6.8 Texas ...........: 18.0 17.0 17.5 : United States ...: 250.3 275.0 248.8 : All : Alabama .........: 510.0 510.0 497.0 Arizona .........: 174.5 166.0 173.5 Arkansas ........: 485.0 580.0 480.0 California ......: 259.0 280.0 257.0 Florida .........: 117.0 120.0 93.0 Georgia .........: 1,430.0 1,350.0 1,305.0 Kansas ..........: 165.0 185.0 152.0 Louisiana .......: 195.0 260.0 189.0 Mississippi .....: 620.0 700.0 615.0 Missouri ........: 325.0 370.0 322.0 : New Mexico ......: 83.8 77.0 62.8 North Carolina ..: 430.0 460.0 415.0 Oklahoma ........: 780.0 720.0 550.0 South Carolina ..: 300.0 300.0 275.0 Tennessee .......: 360.0 370.0 355.0 Texas ...........: 7,768.0 7,167.0 4,367.5 Virginia ........: 98.0 105.0 97.0 : United States ...: 14,100.3 13,720.0 10,205.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 2019 in the "Crop Production" report.
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