U.S. Cotton Area Slips 3%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- All cotton planted area for 2019 in the United States is estimated at 13.7 million acres, 3% below last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.
Upland area is estimated at 13.4 million acres, down 3% from 2018. American Pima area is estimated at 275,000 acres, up 10% from 2018.
Compared with last year, 10 States increased planted area, with the largest increase in Arkansas. Upland cotton planted area in Kansas represents a record high for the State. Compared with the previous year, five States planted fewer Upland cotton acres in 2019, including California. Upland cotton planted area is a record low in California.
Producers planted 98% of their acreage with seed varieties developed using biotechnology, up 4 percentage points from last year. Varieties containing insect resistance (Bt) were planted on 3% of the acreage, the same as last year. Herbicide resistant varieties were planted on 6% of the acreage, down 3 percentage points from 2018. Stacked gene varieties, those contacting both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 89% of the acreage, up 7 percentage points from a year ago.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States:
2018 and 2019
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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Type and State : Area planted : Area harvested
:---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
Upland :
Alabama .........: 510.0 510.0 497.0
Arizona .........: 160.0 155.0 159.0
Arkansas ........: 485.0 580.0 480.0
California ......: 48.0 40.0 47.0
Florida .........: 117.0 120.0 93.0
Georgia .........: 1,430.0 1,350.0 1,305.0
Kansas ..........: 165.0 185.0 152.0
Louisiana .......: 195.0 260.0 189.0
Mississippi .....: 620.0 700.0 615.0
Missouri ........: 325.0 370.0 322.0
:
New Mexico ......: 77.0 70.0 56.0
North Carolina ..: 430.0 460.0 415.0
Oklahoma ........: 780.0 720.0 550.0
South Carolina ..: 300.0 300.0 275.0
Tennessee .......: 360.0 370.0 355.0
Texas ...........: 7,750.0 7,150.0 4,350.0
Virginia ........: 98.0 105.0 97.0
:
United States ...: 13,850.0 13,445.0 9,957.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 14.5 11.0 14.5
California ......: 211.0 240.0 210.0
New Mexico ......: 6.8 7.0 6.8
Texas ...........: 18.0 17.0 17.5
:
United States ...: 250.3 275.0 248.8
:
All :
Alabama .........: 510.0 510.0 497.0
Arizona .........: 174.5 166.0 173.5
Arkansas ........: 485.0 580.0 480.0
California ......: 259.0 280.0 257.0
Florida .........: 117.0 120.0 93.0
Georgia .........: 1,430.0 1,350.0 1,305.0
Kansas ..........: 165.0 185.0 152.0
Louisiana .......: 195.0 260.0 189.0
Mississippi .....: 620.0 700.0 615.0
Missouri ........: 325.0 370.0 322.0
:
New Mexico ......: 83.8 77.0 62.8
North Carolina ..: 430.0 460.0 415.0
Oklahoma ........: 780.0 720.0 550.0
South Carolina ..: 300.0 300.0 275.0
Tennessee .......: 360.0 370.0 355.0
Texas ...........: 7,768.0 7,167.0 4,367.5
Virginia ........: 98.0 105.0 97.0
:
United States ...: 14,100.3 13,720.0 10,205.8
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1/ Estimates to be released August 2019 in the "Crop Production" report.
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