Bigger Cotton Area Expected
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/16 - SNS -- Cotton growers intend to plant 9.56 million acres in 2016, up 11% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2016.
Despite the expected increase, if realized, this will be the seventh lowest planted acreage on record in the United States. Upland area is expected to total 9.35 million acres, up 11% from 2015. American Pima area is expected to total 215,000 acres, up 36% from 2015.
Growers in all States except North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia are expected to increase planted acreage from last year. If realized, upland cotton planted area in California for 2016 will be a record low.
Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2014-2016
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: Area planted
Type and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2016 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ------------------ 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Upland :
Alabama ............: 350.0 315.0 320.0 102
Arizona ............: 150.0 89.0 115.0 129
Arkansas ...........: 335.0 210.0 330.0 157
California .........: 57.0 47.0 45.0 96
Florida ............: 107.0 85.0 90.0 106
Georgia ............: 1,380.0 1,130.0 1,150.0 102
Kansas .............: 31.0 16.0 22.0 138
Louisiana ..........: 170.0 115.0 150.0 130
Mississippi ........: 425.0 320.0 450.0 141
Missouri ...........: 250.0 185.0 270.0 146
:
New Mexico .........: 43.0 35.0 40.0 114
North Carolina .....: 465.0 385.0 290.0 75
Oklahoma ...........: 240.0 215.0 270.0 126
South Carolina .....: 280.0 235.0 190.0 81
Tennessee ..........: 275.0 155.0 235.0 152
Texas ..............: 6,200.0 4,800.0 5,300.0 110
Virginia ...........: 87.0 85.0 80.0 94
:
United States ......: 10,845.0 8,422.0 9,347.0 111
:
American Pima :
Arizona ............: 15.0 17.5 20.0 114
California .........: 155.0 117.0 165.0 141
New Mexico .........: 5.4 7.0 8.0 114
Texas ..............: 17.0 17.0 22.0 129
:
United States ......: 192.4 158.5 215.0 136
:
All :
Alabama ............: 350.0 315.0 320.0 102
Arizona ............: 165.0 106.5 135.0 127
Arkansas ...........: 335.0 210.0 330.0 157
California .........: 212.0 164.0 210.0 128
Florida ............: 107.0 85.0 90.0 106
Georgia ............: 1,380.0 1,130.0 1,150.0 102
Kansas .............: 31.0 16.0 22.0 138
Louisiana ..........: 170.0 115.0 150.0 130
Mississippi ........: 425.0 320.0 450.0 141
Missouri ...........: 250.0 185.0 270.0 146
:
New Mexico .........: 48.4 42.0 48.0 114
North Carolina .....: 465.0 385.0 290.0 75
Oklahoma ...........: 240.0 215.0 270.0 126
South Carolina .....: 280.0 235.0 190.0 81
Tennessee ..........: 275.0 155.0 235.0 152
Texas ..............: 6,217.0 4,817.0 5,322.0 110
Virginia ...........: 87.0 85.0 80.0 94
:
United States ......: 11,037.4 8,580.5 9,562.0 111
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1/ Intended plantings in 2016 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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