WASHINGTON - Nov 8/19 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton in the United States should total 20.8 million 480-pound bales, down 4% from the previous forecast but up 13% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 799 pounds per harvested acre, down 34 pounds from the previous forecast and down 65 pounds from 2018.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 20.1 million 480-pound bales, down 4% from the previous forecast but up 14% from 2018.
Pima cotton production is forecast at 747,000 bales, up 3% from the previous forecast but down 7% 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. If realized, the forecasted yield for Upland cotton in Florida and Tennessee will be a record high.
Ginnings totaled 6,249,050 running bales prior to November 1, compared with 4,877,850 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2018 and Forecasted November 1, 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : United States ...: 5,631.0 6,453.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted November 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/ : Upland : Alabama .........: 497.0 535.0 858 951 969 888.0 1,080.0 Arizona .........: 159.0 159.0 1,319 1,525 1,555 437.0 515.0 Arkansas ........: 480.0 610.0 1,133 1,157 1,102 1,133.0 1,400.0 California ......: 47.0 54.0 1,910 1,742 1,778 187.0 200.0 Florida .........: 93.0 111.0 532 930 930 103.0 215.0 Georgia .........: 1,305.0 1,390.0 719 932 932 1,955.0 2,700.0 Kansas ..........: 152.0 160.0 1,077 960 840 341.0 280.0 Louisiana .......: 189.0 270.0 1,067 1,013 1,031 420.0 580.0 Mississippi .....: 615.0 710.0 1,141 1,115 1,082 1,462.0 1,600.0 Missouri ........: 322.0 368.0 1,373 1,265 1,265 921.0 970.0 : New Mexico ......: 56.0 45.0 977 1,120 1,173 114.0 110.0 North Carolina ..: 415.0 495.0 812 921 931 702.0 960.0 Oklahoma ........: 550.0 575.0 595 701 609 682.0 730.0 South Carolina ..: 275.0 295.0 733 765 814 420.0 500.0 Tennessee .......: 355.0 400.0 1,041 1,128 1,116 770.0 930.0 Texas ...........: 4,350.0 6,000.0 756 624 568 6,850.0 7,100.0 Virginia ........: 97.0 104.0 896 1,015 923 181.0 200.0 : United States ...: 9,957.0 12,281.0 847 820 784 17,566.0 20,070.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 14.5 8.0 943 1,020 1,020 28.5 17.0 California ......: 210.0 204.0 1,662 1,593 1,647 727.0 700.0 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 1,522 1,570 801.0 747.0 : All : Alabama .........: 497.0 535.0 858 951 969 888.0 1,080.0 Arizona .........: 173.5 167.0 1,288 1,500 1,529 465.5 532.0 Arkansas ........: 480.0 610.0 1,133 1,157 1,102 1,133.0 1,400.0 California ......: 257.0 258.0 1,707 1,624 1,674 914.0 900.0 Florida .........: 93.0 111.0 532 930 930 103.0 215.0 Georgia .........: 1,305.0 1,390.0 719 932 932 1,955.0 2,700.0 Kansas ..........: 152.0 160.0 1,077 960 840 341.0 280.0 Louisiana .......: 189.0 270.0 1,067 1,013 1,031 420.0 580.0 Mississippi .....: 615.0 710.0 1,141 1,115 1,082 1,462.0 1,600.0 Missouri ........: 322.0 368.0 1,373 1,265 1,265 921.0 970.0 : New Mexico ......: 62.8 50.4 959 1,086 1,133 125.5 119.0 North Carolina ..: 415.0 495.0 812 921 931 702.0 960.0 Oklahoma ........: 550.0 575.0 595 701 609 682.0 730.0 South Carolina ..: 275.0 295.0 733 765 814 420.0 500.0 Tennessee .......: 355.0 400.0 1,041 1,128 1,116 770.0 930.0 Texas ...........: 4,367.5 6,011.0 757 625 569 6,884.0 7,121.0 Virginia ........: 97.0 104.0 896 1,015 923 181.0 200.0 : United States ...:10,205.8 12,509.4 864 833 799 18,367.0 20,817.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
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