Cotton Crop Fell 12%
WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Total cotton production in the United States reached 18.4 million 480-pound bales, down 12% from 2017, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
The United States yield is estimated at 838 pounds per acre, down 67 pounds from last year. Harvested area, at 10.5 million acres, is down 5% from last year
Upland cotton production was estimated at 17.6 million 480-pound bales, down 13% from the previous year. The United States yield for Upland cotton is estimated at 821 pounds per acre, down 74 pounds from 2017. Upland planted area, estimated at 13.9 million acres, was up 11% from last year. Harvested area, at 10.3 million acres, was down 5% from the previous year.
American Pima producers planted 249,000 acres in 2018, down 1% from 2017. Harvested area, at 247,500 acres, was down 1% from the previous year. Production was estimated at 794 thousand 480-pound bales, up 14% from 2017. The United States yield is estimated at 1,540 pounds per acre, up 199 pounds from the previous year.
Ginnings totaled 16,662,700 running bales prior to February 1, compared with 18,653,900 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2016-2018
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: 1,000 acres
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 345.0 435.0 510.0 343.0 430.0 500.0
Arizona .........: 120.0 160.0 160.0 118.0 159.0 159.0
Arkansas ........: 380.0 445.0 485.0 375.0 438.0 480.0
California ......: 63.0 88.0 48.0 62.0 87.0 47.0
Florida .........: 103.0 99.0 117.0 102.0 98.0 90.0
Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,280.0 1,430.0 1,165.0 1,270.0 1,350.0
Kansas ..........: 33.0 93.0 165.0 31.0 90.0 154.0
Louisiana .......: 140.0 220.0 195.0 137.0 217.0 192.0
Mississippi .....: 435.0 630.0 620.0 430.0 625.0 615.0
Missouri ........: 280.0 305.0 325.0 266.0 297.0 322.0
:
New Mexico ......: 47.0 66.0 77.0 41.0 46.0 57.0
North Carolina ..: 280.0 375.0 430.0 255.0 367.0 410.0
Oklahoma ........: 305.0 590.0 780.0 290.0 555.0 565.0
South Carolina ..: 190.0 250.0 300.0 183.0 248.0 290.0
Tennessee .......: 255.0 345.0 360.0 250.0 340.0 355.0
Texas ...........: 5,650.0 7,000.0 7,750.0 5,200.0 5,500.0 4,600.0
Virginia ........: 73.0 84.0 98.0 72.0 83.0 97.0
:
United States ...: 9,879.0 12,465.0 13,850.0 9,320.0 10,850.0 10,283.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 14.5 15.0 14.0 11.0 15.0 14.0
California ......: 155.0 216.0 210.0 154.0 215.0 209.0
New Mexico ......: 8.0 7.5 7.0 7.8 7.4 7.0
Texas ...........: 17.0 14.0 18.0 15.0 13.0 17.5
:
United States ...: 194.5 252.5 249.0 187.8 250.4 247.5
:
All :
Alabama .........: 345.0 435.0 510.0 343.0 430.0 500.0
Arizona .........: 134.5 175.0 174.0 129.0 174.0 173.0
Arkansas ........: 380.0 445.0 485.0 375.0 438.0 480.0
California ......: 218.0 304.0 258.0 216.0 302.0 256.0
Florida .........: 103.0 99.0 117.0 102.0 98.0 90.0
Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,280.0 1,430.0 1,165.0 1,270.0 1,350.0
Kansas ..........: 33.0 93.0 165.0 31.0 90.0 154.0
Louisiana .......: 140.0 220.0 195.0 137.0 217.0 192.0
Mississippi .....: 435.0 630.0 620.0 430.0 625.0 615.0
Missouri ........: 280.0 305.0 325.0 266.0 297.0 322.0
:
New Mexico ......: 55.0 73.5 84.0 48.8 53.4 64.0
North Carolina ..: 280.0 375.0 430.0 255.0 367.0 410.0
Oklahoma ........: 305.0 590.0 780.0 290.0 555.0 565.0
South Carolina ..: 190.0 250.0 300.0 183.0 248.0 290.0
Tennessee .......: 255.0 345.0 360.0 250.0 340.0 355.0
Texas ...........: 5,667.0 7,014.0 7,768.0 5,215.0 5,513.0 4,617.5
Virginia ........: 73.0 84.0 98.0 72.0 83.0 97.0
:
United States ...: 10,073.5 12,717.5 14,099.0 9,507.8 11,100.4 10,530.5
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2016-2018 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production 1/
Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: --------- pounds -------- --------- 1,000 bales 2/ ---------
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 988 902 826 706.0 808.0 860.0
Arizona .........: 1,525 1,464 1,328 375.0 485.0 440.0
Arkansas ........: 1,075 1,177 1,150 840.0 1,074.0 1,150.0
California ......: 1,897 1,297 1,879 245.0 235.0 184.0
Florida .........: 922 759 640 196.0 155.0 120.0
Georgia .........: 898 841 693 2,180.0 2,225.0 1,950.0
Kansas ..........: 1,099 1,051 1,066 71.0 197.0 342.0
Louisiana .......: 939 894 1,025 268.0 404.0 410.0
Mississippi .....: 1,207 1,038 1,116 1,081.0 1,351.0 1,430.0
Missouri ........: 1,021 1,212 1,245 566.0 750.0 835.0
:
New Mexico ......: 1,030 1,179 926 88.0 113.0 110.0
North Carolina ..: 646 969 820 343.0 741.0 700.0
Oklahoma ........: 1,021 882 637 617.0 1,020.0 750.0
South Carolina ..: 656 912 728 250.0 471.0 440.0
Tennessee .......: 1,104 1,033 1,055 575.0 732.0 780.0
Texas ...........: 748 809 720 8,100.0 9,270.0 6,900.0
Virginia ........: 667 1,110 965 100.0 192.0 195.0
:
United States ...: 855 895 821 16,601.0 20,223.0 17,596.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 851 966 994 19.5 30.2 29.0
California ......: 1,565 1,407 1,649 502.0 630.0 718.0
New Mexico ......: 886 863 823 14.4 13.3 12.0
Texas ...........: 1,056 960 960 33.0 26.0 35.0
:
United States ...: 1,454 1,341 1,540 568.9 699.5 794.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 988 902 826 706.0 808.0 860.0
Arizona .........: 1,468 1,421 1,301 394.5 515.2 469.0
Arkansas ........: 1,075 1,177 1,150 840.0 1,074.0 1,150.0
California ......: 1,660 1,375 1,691 747.0 865.0 902.0
Florida .........: 922 759 640 196.0 155.0 120.0
Georgia .........: 898 841 693 2,180.0 2,225.0 1,950.0
Kansas ..........: 1,099 1,051 1,066 71.0 197.0 342.0
Louisiana .......: 939 894 1,025 268.0 404.0 410.0
Mississippi .....: 1,207 1,038 1,116 1,081.0 1,351.0 1,430.0
Missouri ........: 1,021 1,212 1,245 566.0 750.0 835.0
:
New Mexico ......: 1,007 1,135 915 102.4 126.3 122.0
North Carolina ..: 646 969 820 343.0 741.0 700.0
Oklahoma ........: 1,021 882 637 617.0 1,020.0 750.0
South Carolina ..: 656 912 728 250.0 471.0 440.0
Tennessee .......: 1,104 1,033 1,055 575.0 732.0 780.0
Texas ...........: 749 809 721 8,133.0 9,296.0 6,935.0
Virginia ........: 667 1,110 965 100.0 192.0 195.0
:
United States ...: 867 905 838 17,169.9 20,922.5 18,390.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
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