Cotton Area Remains Below 2018
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- Area planted to Upland cotton in the United States is estimated at 13.6 million acres, up 1% from the previous estimate, but down 2% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
Harvested area is expected to total 12.4 million acres, up 24% from 2018. Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 273,000 acres, down 1% from the previous estimate but up 9% from 2018. Expected harvested area, at 259,400 acres, is up 4% from the previous year. If realized, Upland harvested area in Kansas will be the highest on record.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2018
and Forecasted August 1, 2019
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Type and State : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019
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: ---- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- -- 1,000 bales 2/ --
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 497.0 535.0 858 942 888.0 1,050.0
Arizona .........: 159.0 154.0 1,319 1,527 437.0 490.0
Arkansas ........: 480.0 610.0 1,133 1,157 1,133.0 1,470.0
California ......: 47.0 39.0 1,910 1,895 187.0 154.0
Florida .........: 93.0 118.0 532 915 103.0 225.0
Georgia .........: 1,305.0 1,390.0 719 932 1,955.0 2,700.0
Kansas ..........: 152.0 170.0 1,077 952 341.0 337.0
Louisiana .......: 189.0 270.0 1,067 978 420.0 550.0
Mississippi .....: 615.0 710.0 1,141 1,115 1,462.0 1,650.0
Missouri ........: 322.0 368.0 1,373 1,239 921.0 950.0
:
New Mexico ......: 56.0 45.0 977 1,067 114.0 100.0
North Carolina ..: 415.0 495.0 812 912 702.0 940.0
Oklahoma ........: 550.0 575.0 595 835 682.0 1,000.0
South Carolina ..: 275.0 295.0 733 895 420.0 550.0
Tennessee .......: 355.0 400.0 1,041 1,128 770.0 940.0
Texas ...........: 4,350.0 6,100.0 756 661 6,850.0 8,400.0
Virginia ........: 97.0 104.0 896 1,015 181.0 220.0
:
United States ...: 9,957.0 12,378.0 847 843 17,566.0 21,726.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 14.5 9.0 943 1,013 28.5 19.0
California ......: 210.0 229.0 1,662 1,530 727.0 730.0
New Mexico ......: 6.8 6.9 812 835 11.5 12.0
Texas ...........: 17.5 14.5 933 960 34.0 29.0
:
United States ...: 248.8 259.4 1,545 1,462 801.0 790.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 497.0 535.0 858 942 888.0 1,050.0
Arizona .........: 173.5 163.0 1,288 1,499 465.5 509.0
Arkansas ........: 480.0 610.0 1,133 1,157 1,133.0 1,470.0
California ......: 257.0 268.0 1,707 1,583 914.0 884.0
Florida .........: 93.0 118.0 532 915 103.0 225.0
Georgia .........: 1,305.0 1,390.0 719 932 1,955.0 2,700.0
Kansas ..........: 152.0 170.0 1,077 952 341.0 337.0
Louisiana .......: 189.0 270.0 1,067 978 420.0 550.0
Mississippi .....: 615.0 710.0 1,141 1,115 1,462.0 1,650.0
Missouri ........: 322.0 368.0 1,373 1,239 921.0 950.0
:
New Mexico ......: 62.8 51.9 959 1,036 125.5 112.0
North Carolina ..: 415.0 495.0 812 912 702.0 940.0
Oklahoma ........: 550.0 575.0 595 835 682.0 1,000.0
South Carolina ..: 275.0 295.0 733 895 420.0 550.0
Tennessee .......: 355.0 400.0 1,041 1,128 770.0 940.0
Texas ...........: 4,367.5 6,114.5 757 662 6,884.0 8,429.0
Virginia ........: 97.0 104.0 896 1,015 181.0 220.0
:
United States ...: 10,205.8 12,637.4 864 855 18,367.0 22,516.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bales.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2018 and Forecasted August 1, 2019
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,631.0 6,969.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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