Cotton Yield Forecast Improves
WASHINGTON - Dec 9/22 - SNS -- Production of all classes of cotton in the United States is now expected to total 14.2 million 480-pound bales, up 2% from the previous forecast, but down 19% from 2021, according to the USDA.
Based on conditions as of December 1, yields are expected to average 868 pounds per harvested acre, up 13 pounds from the previous forecast and up 49 pounds from 2021.
Upland harvested area for the Nation is expected to total 7.71 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 24% from last year.
Expected Pima harvested area at 164,500 acres is unchanged from the previous estimate but up 33% from last year. If realized, Upland harvested area for Texas will be the lowest on record.
Ginnings totaled 9,438,550 running bales prior to December 1, compared with 9,804,150 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2021 and
Forecasted December 1, 2022
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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Type and State : : : : 2022 : :
: 2021 : 2022 : 2021 :-----------------------: 2021 : 2022
: : : :November 1 :December 1 : :
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:--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 401.0 425.0 826 904 920 690.0 815.0
Arizona .........: 119.0 89.0 1,275 1,375 1,429 316.0 265.0
Arkansas ........: 475.0 630.0 1,248 1,166 1,181 1,235.0 1,550.0
California ......: 25.5 29.5 1,920 1,627 1,464 102.0 90.0
Florida .........: 90.0 104.0 640 785 785 120.0 170.0
Georgia .........: 1,160.0 1,280.0 914 938 938 2,210.0 2,500.0
Kansas ..........: 102.0 152.0 880 553 553 187.0 175.0
Louisiana .......: 104.0 185.0 1,011 908 934 219.0 360.0
Mississippi .....: 430.0 525.0 997 1,006 1,033 893.0 1,130.0
Missouri ........: 310.0 300.0 1,260 1,104 1,184 814.0 740.0
:
New Mexico ......: 26.0 48.0 1,108 1,100 1,200 60.0 120.0
North Carolina ..: 365.0 455.0 1,017 935 1,002 773.0 950.0
Oklahoma ........: 440.0 310.0 756 325 325 693.0 210.0
South Carolina ..: 207.0 265.0 986 897 906 425.0 500.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 325.0 1,036 1,022 1,031 583.0 698.0
Texas ...........: 5,550.0 2,500.0 666 634 634 7,700.0 3,300.0
Virginia ........: 74.0 89.0 1,109 1,068 1,073 171.0 199.0
:
United States ...:10,148.5 7,711.5 813 844 857 17,191.0 13,772.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 8.8 15.0 982 960 800 18.0 25.0
California ......: 87.0 101.0 1,501 1,687 1,687 272.0 355.0
New Mexico ......: 12.0 18.5 640 1,038 1,168 16.0 45.0
Texas ...........: 16.0 30.0 780 720 720 26.0 45.0
:
United States ...: 123.8 164.5 1,287 1,371 1,371 332.0 470.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 401.0 425.0 826 904 920 690.0 815.0
Arizona .........: 127.8 104.0 1,254 1,315 1,338 334.0 290.0
Arkansas ........: 475.0 630.0 1,248 1,166 1,181 1,235.0 1,550.0
California ......: 112.5 130.5 1,596 1,674 1,637 374.0 445.0
Florida .........: 90.0 104.0 640 785 785 120.0 170.0
Georgia .........: 1,160.0 1,280.0 914 938 938 2,210.0 2,500.0
Kansas ..........: 102.0 152.0 880 553 553 187.0 175.0
Louisiana .......: 104.0 185.0 1,011 908 934 219.0 360.0
Mississippi .....: 430.0 525.0 997 1,006 1,033 893.0 1,130.0
Missouri ........: 310.0 300.0 1,260 1,104 1,184 814.0 740.0
:
New Mexico ......: 38.0 66.5 960 1,083 1,191 76.0 165.0
North Carolina ..: 365.0 455.0 1,017 935 1,002 773.0 950.0
Oklahoma ........: 440.0 310.0 756 325 325 693.0 210.0
South Carolina ..: 207.0 265.0 986 897 906 425.0 500.0
Tennessee .......: 270.0 325.0 1,036 1,022 1,031 583.0 698.0
Texas ...........: 5,566.0 2,530.0 666 635 635 7,726.0 3,345.0
Virginia ........: 74.0 89.0 1,109 1,068 1,073 171.0 199.0
:
United States ...:10,272.3 7,876.0 819 855 868 17,523.0 14,242.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2021 and Forecasted December 1, 2022
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 5,323.0 4,323.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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