Falling Yields Hurt Cotton
WASHINGTON - Sep 13/18 - SNS -- All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 19.7 million 480-pound bales, up 2% from August but down 6% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Yield is expected to average 895 pounds per harvested acre, down 16 pounds from last month and down 10 pounds from last year. Harvested area for all cotton is expected to total 10.6 million acres, down 5% from 2017. Upland cotton production is forecast at 18.9 million 480-pound bales, down 6% from 2017. Upland harvested area is expected to total 10.3 million acres, down 5% from last year. Pima cotton production, forecast at 771,000 bales, is up 10% from last year. Pima cotton harvested area, at 245,400 acres, is down 2% from 2017.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Area planted to Upland cotton is estimated at 13.8 million acres, up 4% from the June estimate and up 12% from 2017. Upland planted area in Oklahoma will be highest since 1956 and Kansas planted area will be the highest on record. Harvested area for the Nation is expected to total 10.3 million acres, down 5% from last year. Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 248,000 acres, up 2% from June but down 2% from 2017. Expected harvested area, at 245,400 acres, is down 2% from the previous year.
Ginnings totaled 489,100 running bales prior to September 1, compared with 570,650 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2017 and
Forecasted September 1, 2018
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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Type and State : : : : 2018 : :
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-----------------------: 2017 : 2018
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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:--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 430.0 505.0 902 1,000 1,041 808.0 1,095.0
Arizona .........: 159.0 149.0 1,464 1,466 1,498 485.0 465.0
Arkansas ........: 438.0 480.0 1,177 1,112 1,150 1,074.0 1,150.0
California ......: 87.0 49.0 1,297 1,861 1,763 235.0 180.0
Florida .........: 98.0 116.0 759 935 910 155.0 220.0
Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,420.0 841 967 946 2,225.0 2,800.0
Kansas ..........: 90.0 160.0 1,051 1,034 1,005 197.0 335.0
Louisiana .......: 217.0 190.0 894 1,070 1,061 404.0 420.0
Mississippi .....: 625.0 615.0 1,038 1,211 1,132 1,351.0 1,450.0
Missouri ........: 297.0 320.0 1,212 1,200 1,230 750.0 820.0
:
New Mexico ......: 46.0 65.0 1,179 1,182 1,108 113.0 150.0
North Carolina ..: 367.0 420.0 969 849 921 741.0 806.0
Oklahoma ........: 555.0 570.0 882 766 800 1,020.0 950.0
South Carolina ..: 248.0 298.0 912 930 886 471.0 550.0
Tennessee .......: 340.0 355.0 1,033 1,050 1,082 732.0 800.0
Texas ...........: 5,500.0 4,500.0 809 726 693 9,270.0 6,500.0
Virginia ........: 83.0 97.0 1,110 1,057 1,089 192.0 220.0
:
United States ...:10,850.0 10,309.0 895 895 881 20,223.0 18,911.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 15.0 13.5 966 924 889 30.2 25.0
California ......: 215.0 209.0 1,407 1,654 1,610 630.0 701.0
New Mexico ......: 7.4 6.9 863 765 904 13.3 13.0
Texas ...........: 13.0 16.0 960 960 960 26.0 32.0
:
United States ...: 250.4 245.4 1,341 1,555 1,508 699.5 771.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 430.0 505.0 902 1,000 1,041 808.0 1,095.0
Arizona .........: 174.0 162.5 1,421 1,421 1,447 515.2 490.0
Arkansas ........: 438.0 480.0 1,177 1,112 1,150 1,074.0 1,150.0
California ......: 302.0 258.0 1,375 1,693 1,639 865.0 881.0
Florida .........: 98.0 116.0 759 935 910 155.0 220.0
Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,420.0 841 967 946 2,225.0 2,800.0
Kansas ..........: 90.0 160.0 1,051 1,034 1,005 197.0 335.0
Louisiana .......: 217.0 190.0 894 1,070 1,061 404.0 420.0
Mississippi .....: 625.0 615.0 1,038 1,211 1,132 1,351.0 1,450.0
Missouri ........: 297.0 320.0 1,212 1,200 1,230 750.0 820.0
:
New Mexico ......: 53.4 71.9 1,135 1,142 1,088 126.3 163.0
North Carolina ..: 367.0 420.0 969 849 921 741.0 806.0
Oklahoma ........: 555.0 570.0 882 766 800 1,020.0 950.0
South Carolina ..: 248.0 298.0 912 930 886 471.0 550.0
Tennessee .......: 340.0 355.0 1,033 1,050 1,082 732.0 800.0
Texas ...........: 5,513.0 4,516.0 809 726 694 9,296.0 6,532.0
Virginia ........: 83.0 97.0 1,110 1,057 1,089 192.0 220.0
:
United States ...:11,100.4 10,554.4 905 911 895 20,922.5 19,682.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2017 and Forecasted September 1, 2018
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 6,422.0 6,156.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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