U.S. Cotton Yields Decline
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS -- All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 13.1 million 480-pound bales, down 6% from the previous forecast and down 9% from 2022, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 786 pounds per harvested acre, up 7 pounds from the previous forecast but down 164 pounds from 2022.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.8 million 480-pound bales, down 7% from the previous forecast and down 9% from 2022. Pima cotton production is forecast at 356,000 bales, up 33% from the previous forecast but down 24% from 2022.
All cotton planted area totaled 10.2 million acres, down 8% from the previous forecast and down 26% from 2022. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 8.02 million acres, down 7% from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2022.
Ginnings totaled 484,450 running bales prior to September 1, down from 506,000 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Upland :
Alabama ..........: 435.0 380.0 430.0 375.0
Arizona ..........: 87.0 76.0 86.0 75.0
Arkansas .........: 640.0 510.0 630.0 505.0
California .......: 19.0 13.0 18.5 12.8
Florida ..........: 106.0 89.0 103.0 87.0
Georgia ..........: 1,290.0 1,110.0 1,270.0 1,100.0
Kansas ...........: 165.0 115.0 138.0 88.0
Louisiana ........: 195.0 120.0 190.0 115.0
Mississippi ......: 530.0 400.0 525.0 395.0
Missouri .........: 360.0 335.0 340.0 330.0
:
New Mexico .......: 66.0 32.0 30.0 22.0
North Carolina ...: 470.0 380.0 460.0 370.0
Oklahoma .........: 670.0 420.0 230.0 310.0
South Carolina ...: 270.0 210.0 266.0 205.0
Tennessee ........: 335.0 265.0 325.0 260.0
Texas ............: 7,850.0 5,550.0 2,000.0 3,550.0
Virginia .........: 91.0 81.0 90.0 80.0
:
United States ....: 13,579.0 10,086.0 7,131.5 7,879.8
:
American Pima :
Arizona ..........: 15.0 16.0 14.4 16.0
California .......: 115.0 85.0 114.0 84.0
New Mexico .......: 19.0 16.5 18.8 16.1
Texas ............: 33.0 29.0 29.0 25.0
:
United States ....: 182.0 146.5 176.2 141.1
:
All :
Alabama ..........: 435.0 380.0 430.0 375.0
Arizona ..........: 102.0 92.0 100.4 91.0
Arkansas .........: 640.0 510.0 630.0 505.0
California .......: 134.0 98.0 132.5 96.8
Florida ..........: 106.0 89.0 103.0 87.0
Georgia ..........: 1,290.0 1,110.0 1,270.0 1,100.0
Kansas ...........: 165.0 115.0 138.0 88.0
Louisiana ........: 195.0 120.0 190.0 115.0
Mississippi ......: 530.0 400.0 525.0 395.0
Missouri .........: 360.0 335.0 340.0 330.0
:
New Mexico .......: 85.0 48.5 48.8 38.1
North Carolina ...: 470.0 380.0 460.0 370.0
Oklahoma .........: 670.0 420.0 230.0 310.0
South Carolina ...: 270.0 210.0 266.0 205.0
Tennessee ........: 335.0 265.0 325.0 260.0
Texas ............: 7,883.0 5,579.0 2,029.0 3,575.0
Virginia .........: 91.0 81.0 90.0 80.0
:
United States ....: 13,761.0 10,232.5 7,307.7 8,020.9
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1/ Forecasted.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2022 and
Forecasted September 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type and State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-----------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 430.0 375.0 930 902 870 833.0 680.0
Arizona .........: 86.0 75.0 1,563 1,330 1,344 280.0 210.0
Arkansas ........: 630.0 505.0 1,179 1,203 1,141 1,548.0 1,200.0
California ......: 18.5 12.8 1,946 1,575 1,575 75.0 42.0
Florida .........: 103.0 87.0 769 845 552 165.0 100.0
Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,100.0 1,002 1,029 1,004 2,650.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 138.0 88.0 577 923 693 166.0 127.0
Louisiana .......: 190.0 115.0 904 960 856 358.0 205.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 395.0 1,084 1,101 1,082 1,186.0 890.0
Missouri ........: 340.0 330.0 1,240 1,043 1,120 878.0 770.0
:
New Mexico ......: 30.0 22.0 960 840 916 60.0 42.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 370.0 1,049 1,025 882 1,005.0 680.0
Oklahoma ........: 230.0 310.0 634 594 403 304.0 260.0
South Carolina ..: 266.0 205.0 911 832 773 505.0 330.0
Tennessee .......: 325.0 260.0 1,053 1,023 1,015 713.0 550.0
Texas ...........: 2,000.0 3,550.0 734 517 568 3,060.0 4,200.0
Virginia ........: 90.0 80.0 1,131 1,000 1,140 212.0 190.0
:
United States ...: 7,131.5 7,879.8 942 773 778 13,998.0 12,776.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 14.4 16.0 933 1,160 1,170 28.0 39.0
California ......: 114.0 84.0 1,558 1,391 1,400 370.0 245.0
New Mexico ......: 18.8 16.1 715 637 894 28.0 30.0
Texas ...........: 29.0 25.0 728 832 806 44.0 42.0
:
United States ...: 176.2 141.1 1,280 1,216 1,211 470.0 356.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 430.0 375.0 930 902 870 833.0 680.0
Arizona .........: 100.4 91.0 1,473 1,306 1,313 308.0 249.0
Arkansas ........: 630.0 505.0 1,179 1,203 1,141 1,548.0 1,200.0
California ......: 132.5 96.8 1,612 1,420 1,423 445.0 287.0
Florida .........: 103.0 87.0 769 845 552 165.0 100.0
Georgia .........: 1,270.0 1,100.0 1,002 1,029 1,004 2,650.0 2,300.0
Kansas ..........: 138.0 88.0 577 923 693 166.0 127.0
Louisiana .......: 190.0 115.0 904 960 856 358.0 205.0
Mississippi .....: 525.0 395.0 1,084 1,101 1,082 1,186.0 890.0
Missouri ........: 340.0 330.0 1,240 1,043 1,120 878.0 770.0
:
New Mexico ......: 48.8 38.1 866 781 907 88.0 72.0
North Carolina ..: 460.0 370.0 1,049 1,025 882 1,005.0 680.0
Oklahoma ........: 230.0 310.0 634 594 403 304.0 260.0
South Carolina ..: 266.0 205.0 911 832 773 505.0 330.0
Tennessee .......: 325.0 260.0 1,053 1,023 1,015 713.0 550.0
Texas ...........: 2,029.0 3,575.0 734 518 570 3,104.0 4,242.0
Virginia ........: 90.0 80.0 1,131 1,000 1,140 212.0 190.0
:
United States ...: 7,307.7 8,020.9 950 779 786 14,468.0 13,132.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - United States: 2022 and Forecasted September 1, 2023
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: Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
United States ...: 4,415.0 4,001.0
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1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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