U.S. Cotton Yields Dip Further
WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- All cotton production In the United States is forecast at 12.8 million 480-pound bales, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 11% from 2022, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 767 pounds per harvested acre, down 19 pounds from the previous forecast and down 183 pounds from 2022.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.5 million 480-pound bales, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 11% from 2022.
Pima cotton production is forecast at 356,000 bales, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 24% from 2022. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 8.02 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2022.
Ginnings totaled 958,450 running bales prior to October 1, down from 1,083,700 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2022 and
Forecasted October 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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Type and State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-----------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : :September 1: October 1 : :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 430.0 375.0 930 870 870 833.0 680.0
Arizona .........: 86.0 75.0 1,563 1,344 1,280 280.0 200.0
Arkansas ........: 630.0 505.0 1,179 1,141 1,188 1,548.0 1,250.0
California ......: 18.5 12.8 1,946 1,575 1,575 75.0 42.0
Florida .........: 103.0 87.0 769 552 552 165.0 100.0
Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,100.0 1,002 1,004 1,004 2,650.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 138.0 88.0 577 693 900 166.0 165.0
Louisiana .......: 190.0 115.0 904 856 918 358.0 220.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 395.0 1,084 1,082 1,082 1,186.0 890.0
Missouri ........: 340.0 330.0 1,240 1,120 989 878.0 680.0
:
New Mexico ......: 30.0 22.0 960 916 960 60.0 44.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 370.0 1,049 882 908 1,005.0 700.0
Oklahoma ........: 230.0 310.0 634 403 418 304.0 270.0
South Carolina ..: 266.0 205.0 911 773 820 505.0 350.0
Tennessee .......: 325.0 260.0 1,053 1,015 1,071 713.0 580.0
Texas ...........: 2,000.0 3,550.0 734 568 514 3,060.0 3,800.0
Virginia ........: 90.0 80.0 1,131 1,140 1,140 212.0 190.0
:
United States ...: 7,131.5 7,879.8 942 778 759 13,998.0 12,461.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 14.4 16.0 933 1,170 1,170 28.0 39.0
California ......: 114.0 84.0 1,558 1,400 1,417 370.0 248.0
New Mexico ......: 18.8 16.1 715 894 894 28.0 30.0
Texas ...........: 29.0 25.0 728 806 749 44.0 39.0
:
United States ...: 176.2 141.1 1,280 1,211 1,211 470.0 356.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 430.0 375.0 930 870 870 833.0 680.0
Arizona .........: 100.4 91.0 1,473 1,313 1,261 308.0 239.0
Arkansas ........: 630.0 505.0 1,179 1,141 1,188 1,548.0 1,250.0
California ......: 132.5 96.8 1,612 1,423 1,438 445.0 290.0
Florida .........: 103.0 87.0 769 552 552 165.0 100.0
Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,100.0 1,002 1,004 1,004 2,650.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 138.0 88.0 577 693 900 166.0 165.0
Louisiana .......: 190.0 115.0 904 856 918 358.0 220.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 395.0 1,084 1,082 1,082 1,186.0 890.0
Missouri ........: 340.0 330.0 1,240 1,120 989 878.0 680.0
:
New Mexico ......: 48.8 38.1 866 907 932 88.0 74.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 370.0 1,049 882 908 1,005.0 700.0
Oklahoma ........: 230.0 310.0 634 403 418 304.0 270.0
South Carolina ..: 266.0 205.0 911 773 820 505.0 350.0
Tennessee .......: 325.0 260.0 1,053 1,015 1,071 713.0 580.0
Texas ...........: 2,029.0 3,575.0 734 570 515 3,104.0 3,839.0
Virginia ........: 90.0 80.0 1,131 1,140 1,140 212.0 190.0
:
United States ...: 7,307.7 8,020.9 950 786 767 14,468.0 12,817.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2022 and Forecasted October 1, 2023
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 4,415.0 3,900.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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