U.S. Expects 28% Smaller Cotton Crop
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/22 - SNS -- All cotton production is forecast at 12.6 million 480-pound bales, down 28% from 2021, according to the latest USDA production estimate.
Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 846 pounds per harvested acre, up 27 pounds from 2021. Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.2 million 480-pound bales, down 29% from 2021. Pima cotton production is forecast at 407,000 bales, up 23% from 2021. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 7.13 million acres, down 31% from 2021.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2021
and Forecasted August 1, 2022
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Type and State : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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: 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022
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: ---- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- -- 1,000 bales 2/ --
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 401.0 420.0 826 851 690.0 745.0
Arizona .........: 119.0 81.0 1,275 1,280 316.0 216.0
Arkansas ........: 475.0 490.0 1,248 1,195 1,235.0 1,220.0
California ......: 25.5 29.5 1,920 1,708 102.0 105.0
Florida .........: 90.0 93.0 640 800 120.0 155.0
Georgia .........: 1,160.0 1,190.0 914 928 2,210.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 102.0 120.0 880 680 187.0 170.0
Louisiana .......: 104.0 165.0 1,011 960 219.0 330.0
Mississippi .....: 430.0 485.0 997 1,029 893.0 1,040.0
Missouri ........: 310.0 320.0 1,260 975 814.0 650.0
:
New Mexico ......: 26.0 44.0 1,108 709 60.0 65.0
North Carolina ..: 365.0 430.0 1,017 871 773.0 780.0
Oklahoma ........: 440.0 260.0 756 498 693.0 270.0
South Carolina ..: 207.0 255.0 986 894 425.0 475.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 315.0 1,036 869 583.0 570.0
Texas ...........: 5,550.0 2,200.0 666 633 7,700.0 2,900.0
Virginia ........: 74.0 79.0 1,109 1,045 171.0 172.0
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United States ...: 10,148.5 6,976.5 813 837 17,191.0 12,163.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 8.8 20.0 982 1,008 18.0 42.0
California ......: 87.0 94.0 1,501 1,506 272.0 295.0
New Mexico ......: 12.0 18.5 640 934 16.0 36.0
Texas ...........: 16.0 20.0 780 816 26.0 34.0
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United States ...: 123.8 152.5 1,287 1,281 332.0 407.0
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All :
Alabama .........: 401.0 420.0 826 851 690.0 745.0
Arizona .........: 127.8 101.0 1,254 1,226 334.0 258.0
Arkansas ........: 475.0 490.0 1,248 1,195 1,235.0 1,220.0
California ......: 112.5 123.5 1,596 1,555 374.0 400.0
Florida .........: 90.0 93.0 640 800 120.0 155.0
Georgia .........: 1,160.0 1,190.0 914 928 2,210.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 102.0 120.0 880 680 187.0 170.0
Louisiana .......: 104.0 165.0 1,011 960 219.0 330.0
Mississippi .....: 430.0 485.0 997 1,029 893.0 1,040.0
Missouri ........: 310.0 320.0 1,260 975 814.0 650.0
:
New Mexico ......: 38.0 62.5 960 776 76.0 101.0
North Carolina ..: 365.0 430.0 1,017 871 773.0 780.0
Oklahoma ........: 440.0 260.0 756 498 693.0 270.0
South Carolina ..: 207.0 255.0 986 894 425.0 475.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 315.0 1,036 869 583.0 570.0
Texas ...........: 5,566.0 2,220.0 666 634 7,726.0 2,934.0
Virginia ........: 74.0 79.0 1,109 1,045 171.0 172.0
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United States ...: 10,272.3 7,129.0 819 846 17,523.0 12,570.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bales.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2021 and Forecasted August 1, 2022
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,323.0 3,813.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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