Cotton Harvest Remains Below 2014
WASHINGTON - Sep 11/15 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton in the United States is forecast at 13.4 million 480-pound bales, up 3% from the August forecast but down 18% from 2014, according to the USDA's latest crop production update.
Yield is expected to average 789 pounds per harvested acre, down 6% from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 13.0 million 480-pound bales, down 18% from 2014. Pima cotton production, forecast at 451,000 bales, is down 20% from last year.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on administrative data. Area planted to Upland cotton is estimated at 8.40 million acres, down 4% from the previous estimate and down 23% from last year. Upland harvested area is expected to total 8.01 million acres, up 3% from the previous forecast but down 13% from 2014. Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 157,500 acres, up 6% from the previous estimate but down 18% from last year. Expected Pima harvested area, at 154,300 is down 19% from the previous year.
Ginnings totaled 104,500 running bales prior to September 1, compared with 366,500 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2014 and 2015
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: Upland : American Pima : All
State :------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 1/ : 2014 : 2015 1/ : 2014 : 2015 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 350.0 315.0 (NA) (NA) 350.0 315.0
Arizona .......: 150.0 85.0 15.0 18.0 165.0 103.0
Arkansas ......: 335.0 210.0 (NA) (NA) 335.0 210.0
California ....: 57.0 47.0 155.0 115.0 212.0 162.0
Florida .......: 107.0 85.0 (NA) (NA) 107.0 85.0
Georgia .......: 1,380.0 1,120.0 (NA) (NA) 1,380.0 1,120.0
Kansas ........: 31.0 16.0 (NA) (NA) 31.0 16.0
Louisiana .....: 170.0 110.0 (NA) (NA) 170.0 110.0
Mississippi ...: 425.0 320.0 (NA) (NA) 425.0 320.0
Missouri ......: 250.0 185.0 (NA) (NA) 250.0 185.0
:
New Mexico ....: 43.0 35.0 5.4 7.5 48.4 42.5
North Carolina : 465.0 385.0 (NA) (NA) 465.0 385.0
Oklahoma ......: 240.0 210.0 (NA) (NA) 240.0 210.0
South Carolina : 280.0 235.0 (NA) (NA) 280.0 235.0
Tennessee .....: 275.0 155.0 (NA) (NA) 275.0 155.0
Texas .........: 6,200.0 4,800.0 17.0 17.0 6,217.0 4,817.0
Virginia ......: 87.0 85.0 (NA) (NA) 87.0 85.0
:
United States .: 10,845.0 8,398.0 192.4 157.5 11,037.4 8,555.5
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Updated from previous estimate.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2014 and Forecasted September 1, 2015
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,125.0 4,305.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2014 and
Forecasted September 1, 2015
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and State : : : : 2015 : :
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 :-----------------------: 2014 : 2015
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 348.0 312.0 901 805 862 653.0 560.0
Arizona .........: 149.0 83.0 1,579 1,574 1,590 490.0 275.0
Arkansas ........: 330.0 205.0 1,145 1,226 1,218 787.0 520.0
California ......: 56.0 46.0 1,834 1,728 1,670 214.0 160.0
Florida .........: 105.0 83.0 878 839 752 192.0 130.0
Georgia .........: 1,370.0 1,110.0 900 925 951 2,570.0 2,200.0
Kansas ..........: 29.0 15.0 794 857 864 48.0 27.0
Louisiana .......: 168.0 107.0 1,154 1,013 1,077 404.0 240.0
Mississippi .....: 420.0 315.0 1,232 1,228 1,219 1,078.0 800.0
Missouri ........: 245.0 175.0 1,117 931 1,042 570.0 380.0
:
New Mexico ......: 33.0 30.0 931 1,173 880 64.0 55.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 380.0 1,038 1,012 891 995.0 705.0
Oklahoma ........: 210.0 195.0 615 781 702 269.0 285.0
South Carolina ..: 278.0 232.0 912 851 869 528.0 420.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 140.0 878 991 960 494.0 280.0
Texas ...........: 4,600.0 4,500.0 644 606 613 6,175.0 5,750.0
Virginia ........: 86.0 84.0 1,239 1,200 1,086 222.0 190.0
:
United States ...: 9,157.0 8,012.0 826 784 777 15,753.0 12,977.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 14.5 18.0 993 1,147 1,147 30.0 43.0
California ......: 154.0 114.0 1,558 1,541 1,499 500.0 356.0
New Mexico ......: 5.3 7.3 761 1,078 1,052 8.4 16.0
Texas ...........: 16.0 15.0 840 960 1,152 28.0 36.0
:
United States ...: 189.8 154.3 1,432 1,421 1,403 566.4 451.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 348.0 312.0 901 805 862 653.0 560.0
Arizona .........: 163.5 101.0 1,527 1,494 1,511 520.0 318.0
Arkansas ........: 330.0 205.0 1,145 1,226 1,218 787.0 520.0
California ......: 210.0 160.0 1,632 1,600 1,548 714.0 516.0
Florida .........: 105.0 83.0 878 839 752 192.0 130.0
Georgia .........: 1,370.0 1,110.0 900 925 951 2,570.0 2,200.0
Kansas ..........: 29.0 15.0 794 857 864 48.0 27.0
Louisiana .......: 168.0 107.0 1,154 1,013 1,077 404.0 240.0
Mississippi .....: 420.0 315.0 1,232 1,228 1,219 1,078.0 800.0
Missouri ........: 245.0 175.0 1,117 931 1,042 570.0 380.0
:
New Mexico ......: 38.3 37.3 907 1,159 914 72.4 71.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 380.0 1,038 1,012 891 995.0 705.0
Oklahoma ........: 210.0 195.0 615 781 702 269.0 285.0
South Carolina ..: 278.0 232.0 912 851 869 528.0 420.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 140.0 878 991 960 494.0 280.0
Texas ...........: 4,616.0 4,515.0 645 607 615 6,203.0 5,786.0
Virginia ........: 86.0 84.0 1,239 1,200 1,086 222.0 190.0
:
United States ...: 9,346.8 8,166.3 838 795 789 16,319.4 13,428.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
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