U.S. Cotton Crop Off 9%
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton shoyld reach 18.1 million 480-pound bales, down 9% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast.
Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average a record high 938 pounds per harvested acre, up 115 pounds from 2019.
Area planted to Upland cotton is estimated at 12.0 million acres, unchanged from the June estimate but down 11% from 2019. Upland harvested area for the Nation is expected to total 9.06 million acres, down 20% from last year. If realized, Upland harvested area for California will be the lowest on record, while Upland harvested area in Kansas will be the highest on record.
Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 195,000 acres, down 15% from 2019. Expected Pima harvested area, at 189,900 acres, is down 15% from last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2019
and Forecasted August 1, 2020
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Type and State : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020
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: ---- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- -- 1,000 bales 2/ --
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 532.0 465.0 928 981 1,028.0 950.0
Arizona .........: 158.0 123.0 1,154 1,483 380.0 380.0
Arkansas ........: 610.0 490.0 1,185 1,195 1,506.0 1,220.0
California ......: 53.0 39.0 1,576 1,662 174.0 135.0
Florida .........: 110.0 93.0 895 852 205.0 165.0
Georgia .........: 1,380.0 1,220.0 953 1,003 2,740.0 2,550.0
Kansas ..........: 151.0 190.0 890 947 280.0 375.0
Louisiana .......: 270.0 195.0 1,035 1,132 582.0 460.0
Mississippi .....: 700.0 515.0 1,112 1,240 1,621.0 1,330.0
Missouri ........: 368.0 303.0 1,193 1,331 915.0 840.0
:
New Mexico ......: 45.0 40.0 821 1,140 77.0 95.0
North Carolina ..: 500.0 350.0 998 823 1,040.0 600.0
Oklahoma ........: 460.0 560.0 688 814 659.0 950.0
South Carolina ..: 295.0 185.0 809 830 497.0 320.0
Tennessee .......: 405.0 345.0 1,138 1,078 960.0 775.0
Texas ...........: 5,250.0 3,850.0 578 773 6,320.0 6,200.0
Virginia ........: 102.0 94.0 1,144 919 243.0 180.0
:
United States ...: 11,389.0 9,057.0 810 929 19,227.0 17,525.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 7.5 7.0 800 1,097 12.5 16.0
California ......: 201.0 164.0 1,545 1,463 647.0 500.0
New Mexico ......: 5.0 7.9 864 942 9.0 15.5
Texas ...........: 10.0 11.0 816 1,004 17.0 23.0
:
United States ...: 223.5 189.9 1,472 1,402 685.5 554.5
:
All :
Alabama .........: 532.0 465.0 928 981 1,028.0 950.0
Arizona .........: 165.5 130.0 1,138 1,462 392.5 396.0
Arkansas ........: 610.0 490.0 1,185 1,195 1,506.0 1,220.0
California ......: 254.0 203.0 1,551 1,501 821.0 635.0
Florida .........: 110.0 93.0 895 852 205.0 165.0
Georgia .........: 1,380.0 1,220.0 953 1,003 2,740.0 2,550.0
Kansas ..........: 151.0 190.0 890 947 280.0 375.0
Louisiana .......: 270.0 195.0 1,035 1,132 582.0 460.0
Mississippi .....: 700.0 515.0 1,112 1,240 1,621.0 1,330.0
Missouri ........: 368.0 303.0 1,193 1,331 915.0 840.0
:
New Mexico ......: 50.0 47.9 826 1,107 86.0 110.5
North Carolina ..: 500.0 350.0 998 823 1,040.0 600.0
Oklahoma ........: 460.0 560.0 688 814 659.0 950.0
South Carolina ..: 295.0 185.0 809 830 497.0 320.0
Tennessee .......: 405.0 345.0 1,138 1,078 960.0 775.0
Texas ...........: 5,260.0 3,861.0 578 774 6,337.0 6,223.0
Virginia ........: 102.0 94.0 1,144 919 243.0 180.0
:
United States ...: 11,612.5 9,246.9 823 938 19,912.5 18,079.5
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bales.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2019 and Forecasted August 1, 2020
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,945.0 5,530.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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