WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton the United States is forecast at 21.7 million 480-pound bales, down 1% from the previous forecast, but up 18% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 833 pounds per harvested acre, down 6 pounds from the previous forecast and down 31 pounds from 2018.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 21.0 million 480-pound bales, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 19% from 2018. Pima cotton production is forecast at 724,000 bales, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 10% from 2018. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 12.5 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but up 23% from 2018.
Upland harvested area for the Nation is expected to total 12.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 23% from last year. Expected Pima harvested area, at 228,400 acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 8% from last year.
Ginnings totaled 1,282,950 running bales prior to October 1, compared with 1,287,350 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : :September 1: October 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/ : Upland : Alabama .........: 497.0 535.0 858 942 951 888.0 1,060.0 Arizona .........: 159.0 159.0 1,319 1,509 1,525 437.0 505.0 Arkansas ........: 480.0 610.0 1,133 1,157 1,157 1,133.0 1,470.0 California ......: 47.0 54.0 1,910 1,644 1,742 187.0 196.0 Florida .........: 93.0 111.0 532 908 930 103.0 215.0 Georgia .........: 1,305.0 1,390.0 719 932 932 1,955.0 2,700.0 Kansas ..........: 152.0 160.0 1,077 960 960 341.0 320.0 Louisiana .......: 189.0 270.0 1,067 978 1,013 420.0 570.0 Mississippi .....: 615.0 710.0 1,141 1,115 1,115 1,462.0 1,650.0 Missouri ........: 322.0 368.0 1,373 1,304 1,265 921.0 970.0 : New Mexico ......: 56.0 45.0 977 1,067 1,120 114.0 105.0 North Carolina ..: 415.0 495.0 812 931 921 702.0 950.0 Oklahoma ........: 550.0 575.0 595 651 701 682.0 840.0 South Carolina ..: 275.0 295.0 733 830 765 420.0 470.0 Tennessee .......: 355.0 400.0 1,041 1,116 1,128 770.0 940.0 Texas ...........: 4,350.0 6,000.0 756 640 624 6,850.0 7,800.0 Virginia ........: 97.0 104.0 896 1,062 1,015 181.0 220.0 : United States ...: 9,957.0 12,281.0 847 826 820 17,566.0 20,981.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 14.5 8.0 943 1,020 1,020 28.5 17.0 California ......: 210.0 204.0 1,662 1,576 1,593 727.0 677.0 New Mexico ......: 6.8 5.4 812 800 800 11.5 9.0 Texas ...........: 17.5 11.0 933 916 916 34.0 21.0 : United States ...: 248.8 228.4 1,545 1,507 1,522 801.0 724.0 : All : Alabama .........: 497.0 535.0 858 942 951 888.0 1,060.0 Arizona .........: 173.5 167.0 1,288 1,486 1,500 465.5 522.0 Arkansas ........: 480.0 610.0 1,133 1,157 1,157 1,133.0 1,470.0 California ......: 257.0 258.0 1,707 1,591 1,624 914.0 873.0 Florida .........: 93.0 111.0 532 908 930 103.0 215.0 Georgia .........: 1,305.0 1,390.0 719 932 932 1,955.0 2,700.0 Kansas ..........: 152.0 160.0 1,077 960 960 341.0 320.0 Louisiana .......: 189.0 270.0 1,067 978 1,013 420.0 570.0 Mississippi .....: 615.0 710.0 1,141 1,115 1,115 1,462.0 1,650.0 Missouri ........: 322.0 368.0 1,373 1,304 1,265 921.0 970.0 : New Mexico ......: 62.8 50.4 959 1,038 1,086 125.5 114.0 North Carolina ..: 415.0 495.0 812 931 921 702.0 950.0 Oklahoma ........: 550.0 575.0 595 651 701 682.0 840.0 South Carolina ..: 275.0 295.0 733 830 765 420.0 470.0 Tennessee .......: 355.0 400.0 1,041 1,116 1,128 770.0 940.0 Texas ...........: 4,367.5 6,011.0 757 641 625 6,884.0 7,821.0 Virginia ........: 97.0 104.0 896 1,062 1,015 181.0 220.0 : United States ...:10,205.8 12,509.4 864 839 833 18,367.0 21,705.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-pound net weight bale. Cottonseed Production - United States: 2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : United States ...: 5,631.0 6,725.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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