WASHINGTON - Dec 11/18 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton production is forecast at 18.6 million 480-pound bales in the United States, up 1% from November but down 11% from last year, according to the USDA.
Yield is expected to average 860 pounds per harvested acre, up 8 pounds from last month but down 45 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 17.8 million 480-pound bales, down 12% from 2017. Pima cotton production, forecast at 771,000 bales, was carried forward from an earlier forecast.
Upland cotton harvested area is expected to total 10.1 million acres, unchanged from November but down 7% from last year. Pima cotton harvested area, estimated at 245,400 acres, was carried forward from an earlier forecast.
Ginnings totaled 10,264,950 running bales prior to December 1, compared with 11,286,800 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 December 1, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : : : : 2018 : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-----------------------: 2017 : 2018 : : : :November 1 :December 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/ : Upland : Alabama .........: 430.0 470.0 902 899 883 808.0 865.0 Arizona .........: 159.0 149.0 1,464 1,450 1,450 485.0 450.0 Arkansas ........: 438.0 480.0 1,177 1,150 1,160 1,074.0 1,160.0 California ......: 87.0 49.0 1,297 2,057 1,910 235.0 195.0 Florida .........: 98.0 80.0 759 750 750 155.0 125.0 Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,350.0 841 693 676 2,225.0 1,900.0 Kansas ..........: 90.0 159.0 1,051 1,032 1,032 197.0 342.0 Louisiana .......: 217.0 190.0 894 1,061 1,036 404.0 410.0 Mississippi .....: 625.0 615.0 1,038 1,140 1,155 1,351.0 1,480.0 Missouri ........: 297.0 320.0 1,212 1,245 1,275 750.0 850.0 : New Mexico ......: 46.0 65.0 1,179 1,034 1,034 113.0 140.0 North Carolina ..: 367.0 400.0 969 828 828 741.0 690.0 Oklahoma ........: 555.0 570.0 882 716 674 1,020.0 800.0 South Carolina ..: 248.0 280.0 912 806 771 471.0 450.0 Tennessee .......: 340.0 355.0 1,033 1,048 1,034 732.0 765.0 Texas ...........: 5,500.0 4,500.0 809 715 747 9,270.0 7,000.0 Virginia ........: 83.0 97.0 1,110 965 965 192.0 195.0 : United States ...:10,850.0 10,129.0 895 836 844 20,223.0 17,817.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 15.0 13.5 966 889 889 30.2 25.0 California ......: 215.0 209.0 1,407 1,610 1,610 630.0 701.0 New Mexico ......: 7.4 6.9 863 904 904 13.3 13.0 Texas ...........: 13.0 16.0 960 960 960 26.0 32.0 : United States ...: 250.4 245.4 1,341 1,508 1,508 699.5 771.0 : All : Alabama .........: 430.0 470.0 902 899 883 808.0 865.0 Arizona .........: 174.0 162.5 1,421 1,403 1,403 515.2 475.0 Arkansas ........: 438.0 480.0 1,177 1,150 1,160 1,074.0 1,160.0 California ......: 302.0 258.0 1,375 1,695 1,667 865.0 896.0 Florida .........: 98.0 80.0 759 750 750 155.0 125.0 Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,350.0 841 693 676 2,225.0 1,900.0 Kansas ..........: 90.0 159.0 1,051 1,032 1,032 197.0 342.0 Louisiana .......: 217.0 190.0 894 1,061 1,036 404.0 410.0 Mississippi .....: 625.0 615.0 1,038 1,140 1,155 1,351.0 1,480.0 Missouri ........: 297.0 320.0 1,212 1,245 1,275 750.0 850.0 : New Mexico ......: 53.4 71.9 1,135 1,021 1,021 126.3 153.0 North Carolina ..: 367.0 400.0 969 828 828 741.0 690.0 Oklahoma ........: 555.0 570.0 882 716 674 1,020.0 800.0 South Carolina ..: 248.0 280.0 912 806 771 471.0 450.0 Tennessee .......: 340.0 355.0 1,033 1,048 1,034 732.0 765.0 Texas ...........: 5,513.0 4,516.0 809 716 747 9,296.0 7,032.0 Virginia ........: 83.0 97.0 1,110 965 965 192.0 195.0 : United States ...:11,100.4 10,374.4 905 852 860 20,922.5 18,588.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-pound net weight bale. Cottonseed Production - United States: 2017 and Forecasted December 1, 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : United States ...: 6,422.0 5,858.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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