Modest Gain in Cotton Harvest
WASHINGTON - Nov 10/15 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton in the United States is forecast at 13.3 million 480-pound bales, down less than 1% from last month and down 19% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates for 2015.
Yield is expected to average 782 pounds per harvested acre, down 56 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.8 million 480-pound bales, down 19% from 2014. Pima cotton production, forecast at 451,000 bales, was carried forward from last month.
Upland cotton harvested area is expected to total 8.00 million acres, down less than 1% from last month and down 13% from 2014. Harvested acreage was updated due to extensive flooding in South Carolina during the first part of October. Pima harvested area, at 154,300, was carried forward from last month.
Ginnings totaled 3,686,400 running bales prior to November 1, compared with 4,806,850 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2014 and Forecasted November 1, 2015
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,125.0 4,257.0
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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 November 1, 2015
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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Type and State : : : : 2015 : :
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 :-----------------------: 2014 : 2015
: : : : October 1 :November 1 : :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 348.0 312.0 901 838 908 653.0 590.0
Arizona .........: 149.0 83.0 1,579 1,590 1,590 490.0 275.0
Arkansas ........: 330.0 205.0 1,145 1,218 1,124 787.0 480.0
California ......: 56.0 46.0 1,834 1,670 1,722 214.0 165.0
Florida .........: 105.0 83.0 878 810 781 192.0 135.0
Georgia .........: 1,370.0 1,110.0 900 995 995 2,570.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 29.0 15.0 794 864 864 48.0 27.0
Louisiana .......: 168.0 107.0 1,154 1,032 852 404.0 190.0
Mississippi .....: 420.0 315.0 1,232 1,112 1,067 1,078.0 700.0
Missouri ........: 245.0 175.0 1,117 1,070 1,125 570.0 410.0
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New Mexico ......: 33.0 30.0 931 1,040 1,088 64.0 68.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 380.0 1,038 891 783 995.0 620.0
Oklahoma ........: 210.0 195.0 615 702 812 269.0 330.0
South Carolina ..: 278.0 215.0 912 797 670 528.0 300.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 140.0 878 994 994 494.0 290.0
Texas ...........: 4,600.0 4,500.0 644 603 619 6,175.0 5,800.0
Virginia ........: 86.0 84.0 1,239 1,086 857 222.0 150.0
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United States ...: 9,157.0 7,995.0 826 772 770 15,753.0 12,830.0
:
American Pima 3/ :
Arizona .........: 14.5 18.0 993 1,147 1,147 30.0 43.0
California ......: 154.0 114.0 1,558 1,499 1,499 500.0 356.0
New Mexico ......: 5.3 7.3 761 1,052 1,052 8.4 16.0
Texas ...........: 16.0 15.0 840 1,152 1,152 28.0 36.0
:
United States ...: 189.8 154.3 1,432 1,403 1,403 566.4 451.0
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All :
Alabama .........: 348.0 312.0 901 838 908 653.0 590.0
Arizona .........: 163.5 101.0 1,527 1,511 1,511 520.0 318.0
Arkansas ........: 330.0 205.0 1,145 1,218 1,124 787.0 480.0
California ......: 210.0 160.0 1,632 1,548 1,563 714.0 521.0
Florida .........: 105.0 83.0 878 810 781 192.0 135.0
Georgia .........: 1,370.0 1,110.0 900 995 995 2,570.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 29.0 15.0 794 864 864 48.0 27.0
Louisiana .......: 168.0 107.0 1,154 1,032 852 404.0 190.0
Mississippi .....: 420.0 315.0 1,232 1,112 1,067 1,078.0 700.0
Missouri ........: 245.0 175.0 1,117 1,070 1,125 570.0 410.0
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New Mexico ......: 38.3 37.3 907 1,042 1,081 72.4 84.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 380.0 1,038 891 783 995.0 620.0
Oklahoma ........: 210.0 195.0 615 702 812 269.0 330.0
South Carolina ..: 278.0 215.0 912 797 670 528.0 300.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 140.0 878 994 994 494.0 290.0
Texas ...........: 4,616.0 4,515.0 645 604 620 6,203.0 5,836.0
Virginia ........: 86.0 84.0 1,239 1,086 857 222.0 150.0
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United States ...: 9,346.8 8,149.3 838 784 782 16,319.4 13,281.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.
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