U.S. Cotton Harvest Slumps
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- All cotton production is estimated at 12.4 million 480-pound bales, down 14% from 2022, according to the USDA's final production estimates.
The United States yield is estimated at 845 pounds per acre, down 108 pounds from last year. Harvested area, at 7.06 million acres, is down 3% from last year.
Upland cotton production was forecasted at 12.1 million 480-pound bales, down 13% from the previous year. The United States yield for upland cotton is forecasted at 841 pounds per acre, down 104 pounds from 2022. Upland planted area, forecasted at 10.1 million acres, was down 26% from the previous year. Harvested area, at 6.92 million acres, was down 3% from the previous year.
Record lows were forecasted in California and Arizona for upland planted acres. California and New Mexico upland harvested area were at record low levels. If realized, the forecasted yields for upland and all cotton in Arkansas and Tennessee will be record highs. New Mexico upland cotton yield is forecasted at a record high.
American Pima producers planted 147,000 acres in 2023, down 19% from 2022. Harvested area, at 139,800 acres, was down 21% from the previous year. Production was forecasted at 307,000 480-pound bales, down 35% from 2022. The United States yield was forecasted at 1,054 pounds per acre, down 227 pounds from the previous year.
Cottonseed production for 2023, based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio, is expected to total 3.79 million tons, down 14% from 2022.
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 405.0 435.0 380.0 401.0 430.0 376.0
Arizona .........: 120.0 87.0 76.0 119.0 86.0 75.0
Arkansas ........: 480.0 640.0 510.0 475.0 625.0 505.0
California ......: 26.0 19.0 13.0 25.5 18.5 12.8
Florida .........: 92.0 106.0 89.0 90.0 103.0 87.0
Georgia .........: 1,170.0 1,290.0 1,110.0 1,160.0 1,270.0 1,100.0
Kansas ..........: 110.0 163.0 112.0 102.0 136.0 99.0
Louisiana .......: 110.0 195.0 120.0 104.0 190.0 115.0
Mississippi .....: 445.0 530.0 400.0 430.0 525.0 395.0
Missouri ........: 315.0 360.0 335.0 310.0 340.0 330.0
:
New Mexico ......: 37.0 66.0 32.0 27.0 29.0 22.0
North Carolina ..: 375.0 470.0 380.0 365.0 460.0 370.0
Oklahoma ........: 485.0 660.0 420.0 430.0 220.0 190.0
South Carolina ..: 210.0 270.0 210.0 207.0 266.0 208.0
Tennessee .......: 275.0 335.0 265.0 270.0 325.0 260.0
Texas ...........: 6,350.0 7,850.0 5,550.0 5,550.0 2,000.0 2,700.0
Virginia ........: 75.0 91.0 81.0 74.0 90.0 80.0
:
United States ...: 11,080.0 13,567.0 10,083.0 10,139.5 7,113.5 6,924.8
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 9.0 15.0 16.0 8.8 14.4 16.0
California ......: 88.0 115.0 86.0 87.0 114.0 84.0
New Mexico ......: 12.5 19.0 16.0 11.9 18.7 15.8
Texas ...........: 17.0 33.0 29.0 16.0 29.0 24.0
:
United States ...: 126.5 182.0 147.0 123.7 176.1 139.8
:
All :
Alabama .........: 405.0 435.0 380.0 401.0 430.0 376.0
Arizona .........: 129.0 102.0 92.0 127.8 100.4 91.0
Arkansas ........: 480.0 640.0 510.0 475.0 625.0 505.0
California ......: 114.0 134.0 99.0 112.5 132.5 96.8
Florida .........: 92.0 106.0 89.0 90.0 103.0 87.0
Georgia .........: 1,170.0 1,290.0 1,110.0 1,160.0 1,270.0 1,100.0
Kansas ..........: 110.0 163.0 112.0 102.0 136.0 99.0
Louisiana .......: 110.0 195.0 120.0 104.0 190.0 115.0
Mississippi .....: 445.0 530.0 400.0 430.0 525.0 395.0
Missouri ........: 315.0 360.0 335.0 310.0 340.0 330.0
:
New Mexico ......: 49.5 85.0 48.0 38.9 47.7 37.8
North Carolina ..: 375.0 470.0 380.0 365.0 460.0 370.0
Oklahoma ........: 485.0 660.0 420.0 430.0 220.0 190.0
South Carolina ..: 210.0 270.0 210.0 207.0 266.0 208.0
Tennessee .......: 275.0 335.0 265.0 270.0 325.0 260.0
Texas ...........: 6,367.0 7,883.0 5,579.0 5,566.0 2,029.0 2,724.0
Virginia ........: 75.0 91.0 81.0 74.0 90.0 80.0
:
United States ...: 11,206.5 13,749.0 10,230.0 10,263.2 7,289.6 7,064.6
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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: 2021-2023 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production 1/
Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: --------- pounds -------- --------- 1,000 bales 2/ ---------
:
Upland :
Alabama .........: 826 930 913 690.0 833.0 715.0
Arizona .........: 1,275 1,563 1,568 316.0 280.0 245.0
Arkansas ........: 1,248 1,189 1,340 1,235.0 1,548.0 1,410.0
California ......: 1,920 1,946 1,838 102.0 75.0 49.0
Florida .........: 640 769 634 120.0 165.0 115.0
Georgia .........: 914 1,002 982 2,210.0 2,650.0 2,250.0
Kansas ..........: 880 586 815 187.0 166.0 168.0
Louisiana .......: 1,011 904 877 219.0 358.0 210.0
Mississippi .....: 997 1,084 1,082 893.0 1,186.0 890.0
Missouri ........: 1,260 1,240 1,338 814.0 878.0 920.0
:
New Mexico ......: 1,067 993 1,200 60.0 60.0 55.0
North Carolina ..: 1,017 1,049 947 773.0 1,005.0 730.0
Oklahoma ........: 774 663 783 693.0 304.0 310.0
South Carolina ..: 986 911 912 425.0 505.0 395.0
Tennessee .......: 1,036 1,053 1,237 583.0 713.0 670.0
Texas ...........: 666 734 498 7,700.0 3,060.0 2,800.0
Virginia ........: 1,109 1,131 1,170 171.0 212.0 195.0
:
United States ...: 814 945 841 17,191.0 13,998.0 12,127.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 982 933 960 18.0 28.0 32.0
California ......: 1,501 1,558 1,286 272.0 370.0 225.0
New Mexico ......: 645 719 759 16.0 28.0 25.0
Texas ...........: 780 728 500 26.0 44.0 25.0
:
United States ...: 1,288 1,281 1,054 332.0 470.0 307.0
:
All :
Alabama .........: 826 930 913 690.0 833.0 715.0
Arizona .........: 1,254 1,473 1,461 334.0 308.0 277.0
Arkansas ........: 1,248 1,189 1,340 1,235.0 1,548.0 1,410.0
California ......: 1,596 1,612 1,359 374.0 445.0 274.0
Florida .........: 640 769 634 120.0 165.0 115.0
Georgia .........: 914 1,002 982 2,210.0 2,650.0 2,250.0
Kansas ..........: 880 586 815 187.0 166.0 168.0
Louisiana .......: 1,011 904 877 219.0 358.0 210.0
Mississippi .....: 997 1,084 1,082 893.0 1,186.0 890.0
Missouri ........: 1,260 1,240 1,338 814.0 878.0 920.0
:
New Mexico ......: 938 886 1,016 76.0 88.0 80.0
North Carolina ..: 1,017 1,049 947 773.0 1,005.0 730.0
Oklahoma ........: 774 663 783 693.0 304.0 310.0
South Carolina ..: 986 911 912 425.0 505.0 395.0
Tennessee .......: 1,036 1,053 1,237 583.0 713.0 670.0
Texas ...........: 666 734 498 7,726.0 3,104.0 2,825.0
Virginia ........: 1,109 1,131 1,170 171.0 212.0 195.0
:
United States ...: 820 953 845 17,523.0 14,468.0 12,434.0
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1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/ 480-pound net weight bale.
Cottonseed Production - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Production
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 tons
:
Alabama .......: 200.0 236.0 204.0
Arizona .......: 113.0 121.0 99.0
Arkansas ......: 390.0 489.0 445.0
California ....: 128.0 153.0 95.0
Florida .......: 34.0 48.0 33.0
Georgia .......: 612.0 757.0 634.0
Kansas ........: 57.0 50.0 53.0
Louisiana .....: 68.0 109.0 66.0
Mississippi ...: 276.0 374.0 279.0
Missouri ......: 245.0 317.0 311.0
:
New Mexico ....: 24.0 23.0 24.0
North Carolina : 218.0 295.0 213.0
Oklahoma ......: 205.0 93.0 94.0
South Carolina : 119.0 141.0 112.0
Tennessee .....: 183.0 208.0 197.0
Texas .........: 2,403.0 940.0 875.0
Virginia ......: 48.0 61.0 54.0
:
United States .: 5,323.0 4,415.0 3,788.0
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1/ Estimates based on 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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