Improved Cotton Outlook
WASHINGTON - Sep 10/21 - SNS - All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 18.5 million 480-pound bales, up 7% from the previous forecast and up 27% from 2020, according to the latest USDA production estimates.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 895 pounds per harvested acre, up 95 pounds from the previous forecast and up 48 pounds from 2020.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 18.2 million 480-pound bales, up 8% from the previous forecast and up 29% from 2020. Pima cotton production is forecast at 335,000 bales, down 10% from the previous forecast and down 39% from 2020.
All cotton planted area totaled 11.2 million acres, down 5% from the previous forecast and down 7% from 2020. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 9.92 million acres, down 4% from the previous forecast but up 20% from 2020. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Upland :
Alabama ..........: 450.0 405.0 446.0 400.0
Arizona ..........: 125.0 120.0 123.0 119.0
Arkansas .........: 525.0 475.0 520.0 470.0
California .......: 34.0 25.0 33.5 24.5
Florida ..........: 98.0 91.0 93.0 89.0
Georgia ..........: 1,190.0 1,170.0 1,180.0 1,160.0
Kansas ...........: 195.0 110.0 184.0 101.0
Louisiana ........: 170.0 110.0 165.0 105.0
Mississippi ......: 530.0 445.0 525.0 430.0
Missouri .........: 295.0 315.0 287.0 310.0
:
New Mexico .......: 43.0 36.0 26.0 28.0
North Carolina ...: 360.0 370.0 330.0 350.0
Oklahoma .........: 525.0 485.0 435.0 415.0
South Carolina ...: 190.0 210.0 179.0 205.0
Tennessee ........: 280.0 275.0 275.0 270.0
Texas ............: 6,800.0 6,350.0 3,200.0 5,250.0
Virginia .........: 80.0 74.0 79.0 73.0
:
United States ....: 11,890.0 11,066.0 8,080.5 9,799.5
:
American Pima :
Arizona ..........: 6.5 9.0 6.5 9.0
California .......: 147.0 86.0 146.0 85.0
New Mexico .......: 10.5 12.5 10.5 12.2
Texas ............: 38.0 17.0 31.0 16.0
:
United States ....: 202.0 124.5 194.0 122.2
:
All :
Alabama ..........: 450.0 405.0 446.0 400.0
Arizona ..........: 131.5 129.0 129.5 128.0
Arkansas .........: 525.0 475.0 520.0 470.0
California .......: 181.0 111.0 179.5 109.5
Florida ..........: 98.0 91.0 93.0 89.0
Georgia ..........: 1,190.0 1,170.0 1,180.0 1,160.0
Kansas ...........: 195.0 110.0 184.0 101.0
Louisiana ........: 170.0 110.0 165.0 105.0
Mississippi ......: 530.0 445.0 525.0 430.0
Missouri .........: 295.0 315.0 287.0 310.0
:
New Mexico .......: 53.5 48.5 36.5 40.2
North Carolina ...: 360.0 370.0 330.0 350.0
Oklahoma .........: 525.0 485.0 435.0 415.0
South Carolina ...: 190.0 210.0 179.0 205.0
Tennessee ........: 280.0 275.0 275.0 270.0
Texas ............: 6,838.0 6,367.0 3,231.0 5,266.0
Virginia .........: 80.0 74.0 79.0 73.0
:
United States ....: 12,092.0 11,190.5 8,274.5 9,921.7
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1/ Forecasted.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2020 and
Forecasted September 1, 2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-----------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 446.0 400.0 790 924 924 734.0 770.0
Arizona .........: 123.0 119.0 1,179 1,238 1,250 302.0 310.0
Arkansas ........: 520.0 470.0 1,179 1,161 1,174 1,277.0 1,150.0
California ......: 33.5 24.5 2,006 1,884 1,900 140.0 97.0
Florida .........: 93.0 89.0 532 764 809 103.0 150.0
Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,160.0 887 928 910 2,180.0 2,200.0
Kansas ..........: 184.0 101.0 783 1,168 1,069 300.0 225.0
Louisiana .......: 165.0 105.0 986 1,002 1,097 339.0 240.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 430.0 1,079 1,142 1,150 1,180.0 1,030.0
Missouri ........: 287.0 310.0 1,144 1,228 1,316 684.0 850.0
:
New Mexico ......: 26.0 28.0 1,052 960 977 57.0 57.0
North Carolina ..: 330.0 350.0 759 795 809 522.0 590.0
Oklahoma ........: 435.0 415.0 702 743 856 636.0 740.0
South Carolina ..: 179.0 205.0 802 911 948 299.0 405.0
Tennessee .......: 275.0 270.0 1,066 1,031 1,049 611.0 590.0
Texas ...........: 3,200.0 5,250.0 686 620 786 4,570.0 8,600.0
Virginia ........: 79.0 73.0 772 1,068 1,118 127.0 170.0
:
United States ...: 8,080.5 9,799.5 835 794 890 14,061.0 18,174.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 6.5 9.0 1,034 840 853 14.0 16.0
California ......: 146.0 85.0 1,562 1,430 1,519 475.0 269.0
New Mexico ......: 10.5 12.2 663 960 787 14.5 20.0
Texas ...........: 31.0 16.0 666 914 900 43.0 30.0
:
United States ...: 194.0 122.2 1,352 1,281 1,316 546.5 335.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 446.0 400.0 790 924 924 734.0 770.0
Arizona .........: 129.5 128.0 1,171 1,214 1,223 316.0 326.0
Arkansas ........: 520.0 470.0 1,179 1,161 1,174 1,277.0 1,150.0
California ......: 179.5 109.5 1,645 1,560 1,604 615.0 366.0
Florida .........: 93.0 89.0 532 764 809 103.0 150.0
Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,160.0 887 928 910 2,180.0 2,200.0
Kansas ..........: 184.0 101.0 783 1,168 1,069 300.0 225.0
Louisiana .......: 165.0 105.0 986 1,002 1,097 339.0 240.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 430.0 1,079 1,142 1,150 1,180.0 1,030.0
Missouri ........: 287.0 310.0 1,144 1,228 1,316 684.0 850.0
:
New Mexico ......: 36.5 40.2 940 960 919 71.5 77.0
North Carolina ..: 330.0 350.0 759 795 809 522.0 590.0
Oklahoma ........: 435.0 415.0 702 743 856 636.0 740.0
South Carolina ..: 179.0 205.0 802 911 948 299.0 405.0
Tennessee .......: 275.0 270.0 1,066 1,031 1,049 611.0 590.0
Texas ...........: 3,231.0 5,266.0 685 621 787 4,613.0 8,630.0
Virginia ........: 79.0 73.0 772 1,068 1,118 127.0 170.0
:
United States ...: 8,274.5 9,921.7 847 800 895 14,607.5 18,509.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2020 and Forecasted September 1, 2021
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 4,509.0 5,645.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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