U.S. Cotton Harvest Drops
WASHINGTON - Sep 11/20 - SNS -- All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 17.1 million 480-pound bales, down 6% from the previous forecast and down 14% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production update.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average a record high 910 pounds per harvested acre, down 28 pounds from the previous forecast but up 87 pounds from 2019.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 16.5 million 480-pound bales, down 6% from the previous forecast and down 14% from 2019. Pima cotton production is forecast at 559,000 bales, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 18% from 2019.
All cotton harvested area is forecast at 9.01 million acres, down 3% from the previous forecast and down 22% from 2019. All cotton planted area totaled 12.1 million acres, down 1% from the previous forecast and down 12% from 2019.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2019 and 2020
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Upland :
Alabama ..........: 540.0 450.0 532.0 445.0
Arizona ..........: 160.0 125.0 158.0 123.0
Arkansas .........: 620.0 525.0 610.0 520.0
California .......: 54.0 41.0 53.0 40.0
Florida ..........: 112.0 100.0 110.0 98.0
Georgia ..........: 1,400.0 1,200.0 1,380.0 1,190.0
Kansas ...........: 175.0 200.0 151.0 195.0
Louisiana ........: 280.0 170.0 270.0 165.0
Mississippi ......: 710.0 530.0 700.0 525.0
Missouri .........: 380.0 295.0 368.0 287.0
:
New Mexico .......: 63.0 44.0 45.0 35.0
North Carolina ...: 510.0 360.0 500.0 340.0
Oklahoma .........: 640.0 525.0 460.0 460.0
South Carolina ...: 300.0 190.0 295.0 185.0
Tennessee ........: 410.0 280.0 405.0 275.0
Texas ............: 7,050.0 6,800.0 5,250.0 3,850.0
Virginia .........: 103.0 80.0 102.0 79.0
:
United States ....: 13,507.0 11,915.0 11,389.0 8,812.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona ..........: 7.5 6.5 7.5 6.5
California .......: 204.0 147.0 201.0 146.0
New Mexico .......: 5.2 11.0 5.0 10.8
Texas ............: 12.0 36.0 10.0 30.0
:
United States ....: 228.7 200.5 223.5 193.3
:
All :
Alabama ..........: 540.0 450.0 532.0 445.0
Arizona ..........: 167.5 131.5 165.5 129.5
Arkansas .........: 620.0 525.0 610.0 520.0
California .......: 258.0 188.0 254.0 186.0
Florida ..........: 112.0 100.0 110.0 98.0
Georgia ..........: 1,400.0 1,200.0 1,380.0 1,190.0
Kansas ...........: 175.0 200.0 151.0 195.0
Louisiana ........: 280.0 170.0 270.0 165.0
Mississippi ......: 710.0 530.0 700.0 525.0
Missouri .........: 380.0 295.0 368.0 287.0
:
New Mexico .......: 68.2 55.0 50.0 45.8
North Carolina ...: 510.0 360.0 500.0 340.0
Oklahoma .........: 640.0 525.0 460.0 460.0
South Carolina ...: 300.0 190.0 295.0 185.0
Tennessee ........: 410.0 280.0 405.0 275.0
Texas ............: 7,062.0 6,836.0 5,260.0 3,880.0
Virginia .........: 103.0 80.0 102.0 79.0
:
United States ....: 13,735.7 12,115.5 11,612.5 9,005.3
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1/ Forecasted.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted September 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and State : : : : 2020 : :
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------------: 2019 : 2020
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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:--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 532.0 445.0 928 981 976 1,028.0 905.0
Arizona .........: 158.0 123.0 1,154 1,483 1,366 380.0 350.0
Arkansas ........: 610.0 520.0 1,185 1,195 1,200 1,506.0 1,300.0
California ......: 53.0 40.0 1,576 1,662 1,620 174.0 135.0
Florida .........: 110.0 98.0 895 852 882 205.0 180.0
Georgia .........: 1,380.0 1,190.0 953 1,003 932 2,740.0 2,310.0
Kansas ..........: 151.0 195.0 890 947 788 280.0 320.0
Louisiana .......: 270.0 165.0 1,035 1,132 1,105 582.0 380.0
Mississippi .....: 700.0 525.0 1,112 1,240 1,179 1,621.0 1,290.0
Missouri ........: 368.0 287.0 1,193 1,331 1,204 915.0 720.0
:
New Mexico ......: 45.0 35.0 821 1,140 1,029 77.0 75.0
North Carolina ..: 500.0 340.0 998 823 847 1,040.0 600.0
Oklahoma ........: 460.0 460.0 688 814 939 659.0 900.0
South Carolina ..: 295.0 185.0 809 830 856 497.0 330.0
Tennessee .......: 405.0 275.0 1,138 1,078 1,135 960.0 650.0
Texas ...........: 5,250.0 3,850.0 578 773 736 6,320.0 5,900.0
Virginia ........: 102.0 79.0 1,144 919 972 243.0 160.0
:
United States ...:11,389.0 8,812.0 810 929 899 19,227.0 16,505.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 7.5 6.5 800 1,097 1,108 12.5 15.0
California ......: 201.0 146.0 1,545 1,463 1,529 647.0 465.0
New Mexico ......: 5.0 10.8 864 942 889 9.0 20.0
Texas ...........: 10.0 30.0 816 1,004 944 17.0 59.0
:
United States ...: 223.5 193.3 1,472 1,402 1,388 685.5 559.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 532.0 445.0 928 981 976 1,028.0 905.0
Arizona .........: 165.5 129.5 1,138 1,462 1,353 392.5 365.0
Arkansas ........: 610.0 520.0 1,185 1,195 1,200 1,506.0 1,300.0
California ......: 254.0 186.0 1,551 1,501 1,548 821.0 600.0
Florida .........: 110.0 98.0 895 852 882 205.0 180.0
Georgia .........: 1,380.0 1,190.0 953 1,003 932 2,740.0 2,310.0
Kansas ..........: 151.0 195.0 890 947 788 280.0 320.0
Louisiana .......: 270.0 165.0 1,035 1,132 1,105 582.0 380.0
Mississippi .....: 700.0 525.0 1,112 1,240 1,179 1,621.0 1,290.0
Missouri ........: 368.0 287.0 1,193 1,331 1,204 915.0 720.0
:
New Mexico ......: 50.0 45.8 826 1,107 996 86.0 95.0
North Carolina ..: 500.0 340.0 998 823 847 1,040.0 600.0
Oklahoma ........: 460.0 460.0 688 814 939 659.0 900.0
South Carolina ..: 295.0 185.0 809 830 856 497.0 330.0
Tennessee .......: 405.0 275.0 1,138 1,078 1,135 960.0 650.0
Texas ...........: 5,260.0 3,880.0 578 774 737 6,337.0 5,959.0
Virginia ........: 102.0 79.0 1,144 919 972 243.0 160.0
:
United States ...:11,612.5 9,005.3 823 938 910 19,912.5 17,064.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2019 and Forecasted September 1, 2020
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,945.0 5,223.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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