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USDA - Cotton Production Summary - Dec 2015

Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2014 and
Forecasted December 1, 2015
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                 :  Area harvested   :         Yield per acre         :    Production 1/
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Type and State :         :         :        :         2015          :          :
                 :  2014   :  2015   :  2014  :-----------------------:   2014   :   2015
                 :         :         :        :November 1 :December 1 :          :
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                 : -- 1,000 acres --   ---------- pounds ----------        1,000 bales 2/
                 :
Upland           :
Alabama .........:   348.0     312.0     901        908         838        653.0      545.0
Arizona .........:   149.0      83.0   1,579      1,590       1,590        490.0      275.0
Arkansas ........:   330.0     205.0   1,145      1,124       1,124        787.0      480.0
California ......:    56.0      46.0   1,834      1,722       1,826        214.0      175.0
Florida .........:   105.0      83.0     878        781         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         768         48.0       24.0
Louisiana .......:   168.0     107.0   1,154        852         852        404.0      190.0
Mississippi .....:   420.0     315.0   1,232      1,067       1,021      1,078.0      670.0
Missouri ........:   245.0     175.0   1,117      1,125       1,125        570.0      410.0
                 :
New Mexico ......:    33.0      30.0     931      1,088         976         64.0       61.0
North Carolina ..:   460.0     380.0   1,038        783         682        995.0      540.0
Oklahoma ........:   210.0     195.0     615        812         862        269.0      350.0
South Carolina ..:   278.0     215.0     912        670         402        528.0      180.0
Tennessee .......:   270.0     140.0     878        994       1,035        494.0      302.0
Texas ...........: 4,600.0   4,500.0     644        619         619      6,175.0    5,800.0
Virginia ........:    86.0      84.0   1,239        857         817        222.0      143.0
                 :
United States ...: 9,157.0   7,995.0     826        770         755     15,753.0   12,580.0
                 :
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
                 :
All              :
Alabama .........:   348.0     312.0     901        908         838        653.0      545.0
Arizona .........:   163.5     101.0   1,527      1,511       1,511        520.0      318.0
Arkansas ........:   330.0     205.0   1,145      1,124       1,124        787.0      480.0
California ......:   210.0     160.0   1,632      1,563       1,593        714.0      531.0
Florida .........:   105.0      83.0     878        781         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         768         48.0       24.0
Louisiana .......:   168.0     107.0   1,154        852         852        404.0      190.0
Mississippi .....:   420.0     315.0   1,232      1,067       1,021      1,078.0      670.0
Missouri ........:   245.0     175.0   1,117      1,125       1,125        570.0      410.0
                 :
New Mexico ......:    38.3      37.3     907      1,081         991         72.4       77.0
North Carolina ..:   460.0     380.0   1,038        783         682        995.0      540.0
Oklahoma ........:   210.0     195.0     615        812         862        269.0      350.0
South Carolina ..:   278.0     215.0     912        670         402        528.0      180.0
Tennessee .......:   270.0     140.0     878        994       1,035        494.0      302.0
Texas ...........: 4,616.0   4,515.0     645        620         620      6,203.0    5,836.0
Virginia ........:    86.0      84.0   1,239        857         817        222.0      143.0
                 :
United States ...: 9,346.8   8,149.3     838        782         768     16,319.4   13,031.0
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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.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2014 and Forecasted December 1, 2015
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                 :                        Production
      State      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                 :            2014             :           2015 1/
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                 :                        1,000 tons
                 :
United States ...:           5,125.0                       4,183.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.

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