U.S. Cotton Plantings Seen 9% Higher
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- All cotton planted area for 2022 is estimated at 12.2 million acres, up 9 percent from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Upland area is expected to total 12.1 million acres, up 9 percent from 2021. American Pima area is expected to total 176,000 acres, up 39 percent from 2021.
The largest increase in All Cotton acres is expected in Texas. Compared with the previous year, only Arizona and California are expected to plant fewer Upland cotton acres in 2022. If realized, Upland cotton planted area in California, will be a record low.
Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2020-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Type and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Upland : Alabama ............: 450.0 405.0 420.0 104 Arizona ............: 125.0 120.0 100.0 83 Arkansas ...........: 525.0 480.0 520.0 108 California .........: 34.0 26.0 25.0 96 Florida ............: 98.0 91.0 110.0 121 Georgia ............: 1,190.0 1,170.0 1,200.0 103 Kansas .............: 195.0 110.0 115.0 105 Louisiana ..........: 170.0 110.0 200.0 182 Mississippi ........: 530.0 450.0 500.0 111 Missouri ...........: 295.0 315.0 380.0 121 : New Mexico .........: 43.0 36.0 45.0 125 North Carolina .....: 360.0 375.0 435.0 116 Oklahoma ...........: 525.0 495.0 530.0 107 South Carolina .....: 190.0 210.0 260.0 124 Tennessee ..........: 280.0 275.0 330.0 120 Texas ..............: 6,800.0 6,350.0 6,800.0 107 Virginia ...........: 80.0 75.0 88.0 117 : United States ......: 11,890.0 11,093.0 12,058.0 109 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 6.5 9.0 20.0 222 California .........: 147.0 88.0 117.0 133 New Mexico .........: 10.5 12.5 17.0 136 Texas ..............: 38.0 17.0 22.0 129 : United States ......: 202.0 126.5 176.0 139 : All : Alabama ............: 450.0 405.0 420.0 104 Arizona ............: 131.5 129.0 120.0 93 Arkansas ...........: 525.0 480.0 520.0 108 California .........: 181.0 114.0 142.0 125 Florida ............: 98.0 91.0 110.0 121 Georgia ............: 1,190.0 1,170.0 1,200.0 103 Kansas .............: 195.0 110.0 115.0 105 Louisiana ..........: 170.0 110.0 200.0 182 Mississippi ........: 530.0 450.0 500.0 111 Missouri ...........: 295.0 315.0 380.0 121 : New Mexico .........: 53.5 48.5 62.0 128 North Carolina .....: 360.0 375.0 435.0 116 Oklahoma ...........: 525.0 495.0 530.0 107 South Carolina .....: 190.0 210.0 260.0 124 Tennessee ..........: 280.0 275.0 330.0 120 Texas ..............: 6,838.0 6,367.0 6,822.0 107 Virginia ...........: 80.0 75.0 88.0 117 : United States ......: 12,092.0 11,219.5 12,234.0 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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