Lower Area Offset Record Cotton Yields
WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- All cotton production is estimated at 14.7 million 480-pound bales, down 16% from 2021, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.
The United States yield is estimated at a record 947 pounds per acre, up 128 pounds from last year. Harvested area, at 7.44 million acres, is down 28% from last year.
Upland cotton production was estimated at 14.2 million 480-pound bales, down 17% from the previous year. The United States yield for Upland cotton is estimated at 939 pounds per acre, up 126 pounds from 2021. Upland planted area, estimated at 13.6 million acres, was up 22% from the previous year. Harvested area, at 7.26 million acres, was down 28% from the previous year. In California, Upland planted and harvested area were at record lows. In Texas, record low Upland harvested acres were also reported. If realized, the forecasted yield for upland and all cotton in New Mexico, North Carolina and the United States will be a record high. The forecasted Pima yield for New Mexico is also a record high
American Pima producers planted 183,000 acres in 2022, up 45% from 2021. Harvested area, at 178,200 acres, was up 44% from the previous year. Production was estimated at 474 thousand 480-pound bales, up 43% from 2021. The United States yield was estimated at 1,277 pounds per acre, down 10 pounds from the previous year.
Ginnings totaled 12,981,400 running bales prior to January 1.
Cottonseed production for 2022, based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio, is expected to total 4.46 million tons, down 16% from 2021.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 acres
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 450.0 405.0 435.0 446.0 401.0 430.0
Arizona .........: 125.0 120.0 88.0 123.0 119.0 87.0
Arkansas ........: 525.0 480.0 640.0 520.0 475.0 630.0
California ......: 34.0 26.0 20.0 33.5 25.5 19.5
Florida .........: 98.0 92.0 106.0 93.0 90.0 104.0
Georgia .........: 1,190.0 1,170.0 1,290.0 1,180.0 1,160.0 1,280.0
Kansas ..........: 195.0 110.0 165.0 181.0 102.0 147.0
Louisiana .......: 170.0 110.0 195.0 165.0 104.0 190.0
Mississippi .....: 530.0 445.0 530.0 525.0 430.0 525.0
Missouri ........: 295.0 315.0 360.0 287.0 310.0 340.0
:
New Mexico ......: 43.0 36.0 65.0 26.0 26.0 30.0
North Carolina ..: 360.0 375.0 470.0 330.0 365.0 460.0
Oklahoma ........: 525.0 495.0 670.0 430.0 440.0 290.0
South Carolina ..: 190.0 210.0 270.0 179.0 207.0 265.0
Tennessee .......: 280.0 275.0 335.0 275.0 270.0 325.0
Texas ...........: 6,800.0 6,350.0 7,850.0 3,150.0 5,550.0 2,050.0
Virginia ........: 80.0 75.0 91.0 79.0 74.0 90.0
:
United States ...: 11,890.0 11,089.0 13,580.0 8,022.5 10,148.5 7,262.5
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 6.5 9.0 15.0 6.5 8.8 14.4
California ......: 147.0 88.0 116.0 146.0 87.0 115.0
New Mexico ......: 10.5 12.5 19.0 10.5 12.0 18.8
Texas ...........: 38.0 17.0 33.0 31.0 16.0 30.0
:
United States ...: 202.0 126.5 183.0 194.0 123.8 178.2
:
All :
Alabama .........: 450.0 405.0 435.0 446.0 401.0 430.0
Arizona .........: 131.5 129.0 103.0 129.5 127.8 101.4
Arkansas ........: 525.0 480.0 640.0 520.0 475.0 630.0
California ......: 181.0 114.0 136.0 179.5 112.5 134.5
Florida .........: 98.0 92.0 106.0 93.0 90.0 104.0
Georgia .........: 1,190.0 1,170.0 1,290.0 1,180.0 1,160.0 1,280.0
Kansas ..........: 195.0 110.0 165.0 181.0 102.0 147.0
Louisiana .......: 170.0 110.0 195.0 165.0 104.0 190.0
Mississippi .....: 530.0 445.0 530.0 525.0 430.0 525.0
Missouri ........: 295.0 315.0 360.0 287.0 310.0 340.0
:
New Mexico ......: 53.5 48.5 84.0 36.5 38.0 48.8
North Carolina ..: 360.0 375.0 470.0 330.0 365.0 460.0
Oklahoma ........: 525.0 495.0 670.0 430.0 440.0 290.0
South Carolina ..: 190.0 210.0 270.0 179.0 207.0 265.0
Tennessee .......: 280.0 275.0 335.0 275.0 270.0 325.0
Texas ...........: 6,838.0 6,367.0 7,883.0 3,181.0 5,566.0 2,080.0
Virginia ........: 80.0 75.0 91.0 79.0 74.0 90.0
:
United States ...: 12,092.0 11,215.5 13,763.0 8,216.5 10,272.3 7,440.7
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2020-2022 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production 1/
Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: --------- pounds -------- --------- 1,000 bales 2/ ---------
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 790 826 938 734.0 690.0 840.0
Arizona .........: 1,179 1,275 1,407 302.0 316.0 255.0
Arkansas ........: 1,179 1,248 1,196 1,277.0 1,235.0 1,570.0
California ......: 2,006 1,920 1,871 140.0 102.0 76.0
Florida .........: 532 640 785 103.0 120.0 170.0
Georgia .........: 887 914 975 2,180.0 2,210.0 2,600.0
Kansas ..........: 796 880 588 300.0 187.0 180.0
Louisiana .......: 986 1,011 909 339.0 219.0 360.0
Mississippi .....: 1,079 997 1,079 1,180.0 893.0 1,180.0
Missouri ........: 1,144 1,260 1,172 684.0 814.0 830.0
:
New Mexico ......: 1,052 1,108 1,280 57.0 60.0 80.0
North Carolina ..: 759 1,017 1,043 522.0 773.0 1,000.0
Oklahoma ........: 710 756 348 636.0 693.0 210.0
South Carolina ..: 802 986 960 299.0 425.0 530.0
Tennessee .......: 1,066 1,036 1,049 611.0 583.0 710.0
Texas ...........: 696 666 796 4,570.0 7,700.0 3,400.0
Virginia ........: 772 1,109 1,147 127.0 171.0 215.0
:
United States ...: 841 813 939 14,061.0 17,191.0 14,206.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 1,034 982 833 14.0 18.0 25.0
California ......: 1,562 1,501 1,494 475.0 272.0 358.0
New Mexico ......: 663 640 1,098 14.5 16.0 43.0
Texas ...........: 666 780 768 43.0 26.0 48.0
:
United States ...: 1,352 1,287 1,277 546.5 332.0 474.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 790 826 938 734.0 690.0 840.0
Arizona .........: 1,171 1,254 1,325 316.0 334.0 280.0
Arkansas ........: 1,179 1,248 1,196 1,277.0 1,235.0 1,570.0
California ......: 1,645 1,596 1,549 615.0 374.0 434.0
Florida .........: 532 640 785 103.0 120.0 170.0
Georgia .........: 887 914 975 2,180.0 2,210.0 2,600.0
Kansas ..........: 796 880 588 300.0 187.0 180.0
Louisiana .......: 986 1,011 909 339.0 219.0 360.0
Mississippi .....: 1,079 997 1,079 1,180.0 893.0 1,180.0
Missouri ........: 1,144 1,260 1,172 684.0 814.0 830.0
:
New Mexico ......: 940 960 1,210 71.5 76.0 123.0
North Carolina ..: 759 1,017 1,043 522.0 773.0 1,000.0
Oklahoma ........: 710 756 348 636.0 693.0 210.0
South Carolina ..: 802 986 960 299.0 425.0 530.0
Tennessee .......: 1,066 1,036 1,049 611.0 583.0 710.0
Texas ...........: 696 666 796 4,613.0 7,726.0 3,448.0
Virginia ........: 772 1,109 1,147 127.0 171.0 215.0
:
United States ...: 853 819 947 14,607.5 17,523.0 14,680.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - States and United States: 2020-2022
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: Production
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
Alabama .......: 205.0 200.0 240.0
Arizona .......: 107.0 113.0 96.0
Arkansas ......: 402.0 390.0 495.0
California ....: 214.0 128.0 151.0
Florida .......: 28.0 34.0 48.0
Georgia .......: 613.0 612.0 731.0
Kansas ........: 99.0 57.0 57.0
Louisiana .....: 109.0 68.0 116.0
Mississippi ...: 373.0 276.0 368.0
Missouri ......: 210.0 245.0 271.0
:
New Mexico ....: 22.0 24.0 39.0
North Carolina : 146.0 218.0 293.0
Oklahoma ......: 189.0 205.0 62.0
South Carolina : 84.0 119.0 151.0
Tennessee .....: 186.0 183.0 214.0
Texas .........: 1,448.0 2,403.0 1,064.0
Virginia ......: 33.0 48.0 59.0
:
United States .: 4,468.0 5,323.0 4,455.0
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1/ Estimates based on 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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