All cotton production is forecast at 17.3 million 480-pound bales, down 1 percent from last month but up 11 percent from last year. Yield is expected to average 793 pounds per acre, up 3 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 16.6 million 480-pound bales, up 13 percent from 2011. Pima cotton production, forecast at 657,000 bales, was carried forward from last month.
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Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2011 and Forecasted December 1, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : : : : 2012 : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 :-----------------------: 2011 : 2012 : : : :November 1 :December 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/ : Upland : Alabama .........: 443.0 377.0 742 840 891 685.0 700.0 Arizona .........: 248.0 198.0 1,548 1,624 1,576 800.0 650.0 Arkansas ........: 660.0 580.0 929 1,051 1,084 1,277.0 1,310.0 California ......: 181.0 141.0 1,474 1,617 1,617 556.0 475.0 Florida .........: 118.0 105.0 744 960 960 183.0 210.0 Georgia .........: 1,495.0 1,285.0 791 1,009 1,009 2,465.0 2,700.0 Kansas ..........: 65.0 52.0 510 415 508 69.0 55.0 Louisiana .......: 290.0 220.0 846 1,004 1,025 511.0 470.0 Mississippi .....: 605.0 460.0 952 1,012 981 1,200.0 940.0 Missouri ........: 367.0 330.0 969 975 1,018 741.0 700.0 : New Mexico ......: 58.0 47.0 1,059 970 970 128.0 95.0 North Carolina ..: 800.0 580.0 616 910 977 1,026.0 1,180.0 Oklahoma ........: 70.0 175.0 597 411 411 87.0 150.0 South Carolina ..: 301.0 296.0 828 876 908 519.0 560.0 Tennessee .......: 490.0 375.0 796 896 922 813.0 720.0 Texas ...........: 2,850.0 4,900.0 589 578 539 3,500.0 5,500.0 Virginia ........: 115.0 85.0 676 988 1,045 162.0 185.0 : United States ...: 9,156.0 10,206.0 772 790 781 14,722.0 16,600.0 : American Pima 3/ : Arizona .........: 10.0 3.0 960 1,120 1,120 20.0 7.0 California ......: 273.0 224.0 1,380 1,350 1,350 785.0 630.0 New Mexico ......: 3.4 2.9 875 828 828 6.2 5.0 Texas ...........: 18.5 7.5 1,038 960 960 40.0 15.0 : United States ...: 304.9 237.4 1,340 1,328 1,328 851.2 657.0 : All : Alabama .........: 443.0 377.0 742 840 891 685.0 700.0 Arizona .........: 258.0 201.0 1,526 1,617 1,569 820.0 657.0 Arkansas ........: 660.0 580.0 929 1,051 1,084 1,277.0 1,310.0 California ......: 454.0 365.0 1,418 1,453 1,453 1,341.0 1,105.0 Florida .........: 118.0 105.0 744 960 960 183.0 210.0 Georgia .........: 1,495.0 1,285.0 791 1,009 1,009 2,465.0 2,700.0 Kansas ..........: 65.0 52.0 510 415 508 69.0 55.0 Louisiana .......: 290.0 220.0 846 1,004 1,025 511.0 470.0 Mississippi .....: 605.0 460.0 952 1,012 981 1,200.0 940.0 Missouri ........: 367.0 330.0 969 975 1,018 741.0 700.0 : New Mexico ......: 61.4 49.9 1,049 962 962 134.2 100.0 North Carolina ..: 800.0 580.0 616 910 977 1,026.0 1,180.0 Oklahoma ........: 70.0 175.0 597 411 411 87.0 150.0 South Carolina ..: 301.0 296.0 828 876 908 519.0 560.0 Tennessee .......: 490.0 375.0 796 896 922 813.0 720.0 Texas ...........: 2,868.5 4,907.5 592 579 539 3,540.0 5,515.0 Virginia ........: 115.0 85.0 676 988 1,045 162.0 185.0 : United States ...: 9,460.9 10,443.4 790 802 793 15,573.2 17,257.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-pound net weight bale. 3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Cottonseed Production - United States: 2011 and Forecasted December 1, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : United States ...: 5,370.0 5,842.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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