Solid Increase in Cotton Output
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/21 - SNS -- All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 17.3 million 480-pound bales, up 18 percent from 2020, according to the USDA.
Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 800 pounds per harvested acre, down 47 pounds from 2020.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 16.9 million 480-pound bales, up 20 percent from 2020. Pima cotton production is forecast at 371,000 bales, down 32 percent from 2020. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 10.4 million acres, up 25 percent from 2020.
Area planted to Upland cotton is estimated at 11.6 million acres, unchanged from the June estimate but down 3% from 2020, according to the USDA.
Upland harvested area for the Nation is expected to total 10.2 million acres, up 26% from last year. If realized, Upland harvested area for New Mexico will be the lowest on record.
Pima cotton planted area is estimated at 142,000 acres, down 30% from 2020. Expected Pima harvested area, at 139,000 acres, is down 28% from last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2020
and Forecasted August 1, 2021
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Type and State : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021
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: --- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- -- 1,000 bales 2/ --
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 446.0 405.0 790 924 734.0 780.0
Arizona .........: 123.0 128.0 1,179 1,238 302.0 330.0
Arkansas ........: 520.0 405.0 1,179 1,161 1,277.0 980.0
California ......: 33.5 39.5 2,006 1,884 140.0 155.0
Florida .........: 93.0 88.0 532 764 103.0 140.0
Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,190.0 887 928 2,180.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 184.0 111.0 783 1,168 300.0 270.0
Louisiana .......: 165.0 115.0 986 1,002 339.0 240.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 475.0 1,079 1,142 1,180.0 1,130.0
Missouri ........: 287.0 381.0 1,144 1,228 684.0 975.0
:
New Mexico ......: 26.0 20.0 1,052 960 57.0 40.0
North Carolina ..: 330.0 350.0 759 795 522.0 580.0
Oklahoma ........: 435.0 420.0 702 743 636.0 650.0
South Carolina ..: 179.0 195.0 802 911 299.0 370.0
Tennessee .......: 275.0 305.0 1,066 1,031 611.0 655.0
Texas ...........: 3,200.0 5,500.0 686 620 4,570.0 7,100.0
Virginia ........: 79.0 89.0 772 1,068 127.0 198.0
:
United States ...: 8,080.5 10,216.5 835 794 14,061.0 16,893.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 6.5 8.0 1,034 840 14.0 14.0
California ......: 146.0 99.0 1,562 1,430 475.0 295.0
New Mexico ......: 10.5 11.0 663 960 14.5 22.0
Texas ...........: 31.0 21.0 666 914 43.0 40.0
:
United States ...: 194.0 139.0 1,352 1,281 546.5 371.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 446.0 405.0 790 924 734.0 780.0
Arizona .........: 129.5 136.0 1,171 1,214 316.0 344.0
Arkansas ........: 520.0 405.0 1,179 1,161 1,277.0 980.0
California ......: 179.5 138.5 1,645 1,560 615.0 450.0
Florida .........: 93.0 88.0 532 764 103.0 140.0
Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,190.0 887 928 2,180.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 184.0 111.0 783 1,168 300.0 270.0
Louisiana .......: 165.0 115.0 986 1,002 339.0 240.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 475.0 1,079 1,142 1,180.0 1,130.0
Missouri ........: 287.0 381.0 1,144 1,228 684.0 975.0
:
New Mexico ......: 36.5 31.0 940 960 71.5 62.0
North Carolina ..: 330.0 350.0 759 795 522.0 580.0
Oklahoma ........: 435.0 420.0 702 743 636.0 650.0
South Carolina ..: 179.0 195.0 802 911 299.0 370.0
Tennessee .......: 275.0 305.0 1,066 1,031 611.0 655.0
Texas ...........: 3,231.0 5,521.0 685 621 4,613.0 7,140.0
Virginia ........: 79.0 89.0 772 1,068 127.0 198.0
:
United States ...: 8,274.5 10,355.5 847 800 14,607.5 17,264.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bales.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2020 and Forecasted August 1, 2021
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 4,509.0 5,271.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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