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Cotton Area Planted, Harvested, and Yield by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre Type and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres --------------- ---- pounds ---- : Upland : Alabama .........: 460.0 380.0 443.0 378.0 742 946 Arizona .........: 250.0 200.0 248.0 197.0 1,548 1,474 Arkansas ........: 680.0 595.0 660.0 585.0 929 1,064 California ......: 182.0 142.0 181.0 141.0 1,474 1,729 Florida .........: 122.0 108.0 118.0 107.0 744 897 Georgia .........: 1,600.0 1,290.0 1,495.0 1,280.0 791 1,091 Kansas ..........: 80.0 56.0 65.0 54.0 510 622 Louisiana .......: 295.0 230.0 290.0 225.0 846 1,020 Mississippi .....: 630.0 475.0 605.0 470.0 952 1,014 Missouri ........: 375.0 350.0 367.0 330.0 969 1,063 : New Mexico ......: 70.0 45.0 58.0 38.0 1,059 1,061 North Carolina ..: 805.0 585.0 800.0 580.0 616 1,014 Oklahoma ........: 415.0 305.0 70.0 140.0 597 531 South Carolina ..: 303.0 299.0 301.0 298.0 828 955 Tennessee .......: 495.0 380.0 490.0 377.0 796 946 Texas ...........: 7,550.0 6,550.0 2,850.0 3,850.0 589 623 Virginia ........: 116.0 86.0 115.0 85.0 676 1,118 : United States ...: 14,428.0 12,076.0 9,156.0 9,135.0 772 869 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 10.0 3.0 10.0 3.0 960 1,168 California ......: 274.0 225.0 273.0 224.0 1,380 1,614 New Mexico ......: 3.4 2.4 3.4 2.3 875 1,043 Texas ...........: 20.0 8.0 18.5 7.5 1,038 928 : United States ...: 307.4 238.4 304.9 236.8 1,340 1,581 : All : Alabama .........: 460.0 380.0 443.0 378.0 742 946 Arizona .........: 260.0 203.0 258.0 200.0 1,526 1,470 Arkansas ........: 680.0 595.0 660.0 585.0 929 1,064 California ......: 456.0 367.0 454.0 365.0 1,418 1,658 Florida .........: 122.0 108.0 118.0 107.0 744 897 Georgia .........: 1,600.0 1,290.0 1,495.0 1,280.0 791 1,091 Kansas ..........: 80.0 56.0 65.0 54.0 510 622 Louisiana .......: 295.0 230.0 290.0 225.0 846 1,020 Mississippi .....: 630.0 475.0 605.0 470.0 952 1,014 Missouri ........: 375.0 350.0 367.0 330.0 969 1,063 : New Mexico ......: 73.4 47.4 61.4 40.3 1,049 1,060 North Carolina ..: 805.0 585.0 800.0 580.0 616 1,014 Oklahoma ........: 415.0 305.0 70.0 140.0 597 531 South Carolina ..: 303.0 299.0 301.0 298.0 828 955 Tennessee .......: 495.0 380.0 490.0 377.0 796 946 Texas ...........: 7,570.0 6,558.0 2,868.5 3,857.5 592 624 Virginia ........: 116.0 86.0 115.0 85.0 676 1,118 : United States ...: 14,735.4 12,314.4 9,460.9 9,371.8 790 887 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Production and Bales Ginned by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production in : : Bales ginned in Type and State : 480-pound net weight : Lint seed : 480-pound net weight : bales 1/ : ratio 2/ : bales 3/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 bales --- ------ ratio ----- -------- bales -------- : Upland : Alabama .........: 685.0 745.0 (NA) (NA) 702,350 788,350 Arizona .........: 800.0 605.0 (NA) (NA) 755,050 557,600 Arkansas ........: 1,277.0 1,297.0 (NA) (NA) 1,226,750 1,270,100 California ......: 556.0 508.0 (NA) (NA) 599,450 556,300 Florida .........: 183.0 200.0 (NA) (NA) 136,500 134,600 Georgia .........: 2,465.0 2,910.0 (NA) (NA) 2,496,950 2,947,150 Kansas ..........: 69.0 70.0 (NA) (NA) 71,050 73,950 Louisiana .......: 511.0 478.0 (NA) (NA) 524,900 485,450 Mississippi .....: 1,200.0 993.0 (NA) (NA) 1,173,400 935,050 Missouri ........: 741.0 731.0 (NA) (NA) 779,250 774,450 : New Mexico ......: 128.0 84.0 (NA) (NA) 62,900 39,300 North Carolina ..: 1,026.0 1,225.0 (NA) (NA) 1,063,450 1,270,100 Oklahoma ........: 87.0 155.0 (NA) (NA) 71,450 121,000 South Carolina ..: 519.0 593.0 (NA) (NA) 499,400 562,500 Tennessee .......: 813.0 743.0 (NA) (NA) 827,700 749,000 Texas ...........: 3,500.0 5,000.0 (NA) (NA) 3,577,700 5,061,350 Virginia ........: 162.0 198.0 (NA) (NA) 140,800 180,600 : United States ...: 14,722.0 16,535.0 (NA) (NA) 14,709,050 16,506,850 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 20.0 7.3 (NA) (NA) 20,500 7,600 California ......: 785.0 753.0 (NA) (NA) 783,200 752,450 New Mexico ......: 6.2 5.0 (NA) (NA) 7,650 5,900 Texas ...........: 40.0 14.5 (NA) (NA) 37,600 13,350 : United States ...: 851.2 779.8 (NA) (NA) 848,950 779,300 : All : Alabama .........: 685.0 745.0 (NA) (NA) 702,350 788,350 Arizona .........: 820.0 612.3 (NA) (NA) 775,550 565,200 Arkansas ........: 1,277.0 1,297.0 0.412 0.411 1,226,750 1,270,100 California ......: 1,341.0 1,261.0 (NA) (NA) 1,382,650 1,308,750 Florida .........: 183.0 200.0 (NA) (NA) 136,500 134,600 Georgia .........: 2,465.0 2,910.0 0.442 0.439 2,496,950 2,947,150 Kansas ..........: 69.0 70.0 (NA) (NA) 71,050 73,950 Louisiana .......: 511.0 478.0 0.431 0.426 524,900 485,450 Mississippi .....: 1,200.0 993.0 0.415 0.411 1,173,400 935,050 Missouri ........: 741.0 731.0 (NA) (NA) 779,250 774,450 : New Mexico ......: 134.2 89.0 (NA) (NA) 70,550 45,200 North Carolina ..: 1,026.0 1,225.0 0.437 0.440 1,063,450 1,270,100 Oklahoma ........: 87.0 155.0 (NA) (NA) 71,450 121,000 South Carolina ..: 519.0 593.0 (NA) (NA) 499,400 562,500 Tennessee .......: 813.0 743.0 (NA) (NA) 827,700 749,000 Texas ...........: 3,540.0 5,014.5 0.409 0.414 3,615,300 5,074,700 Virginia ........: 162.0 198.0 (NA) (NA) 140,800 180,600 : United States ...: 15,573.2 17,314.8 (NA) (NA) 15,558,000 17,286,150 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ Estimates available only for the 6 States shown. Based on a three-year average. 3/ Equivalent 480-pound net weight bales ginned, not adjusted for cross-state movement. Cottonseed Production and Farm Disposition - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farm disposition : : :-----------------------------------: Seed for : Production : Sales to : : planting 2/ State : : oil mills : Other 1/ : :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : Alabama .......: 215.0 227.0 35.0 24.0 180.0 203.0 1.9 1.8 Arizona .......: 299.0 205.0 - - 299.0 205.0 1.5 1.2 Arkansas ......: 437.0 450.0 355.0 339.0 82.0 111.0 3.9 1.8 California ....: 565.0 469.0 92.0 130.0 473.0 339.0 3.3 2.5 Florida .......: 53.0 61.0 52.0 59.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.6 Georgia .......: 756.0 875.0 407.0 425.0 349.0 450.0 6.3 6.4 Kansas ........: 26.0 25.0 - - 26.0 25.0 0.3 0.2 Louisiana .....: 166.0 158.0 132.0 133.0 34.0 25.0 1.5 1.1 Mississippi ...: 421.0 335.0 318.0 285.0 103.0 50.0 3.4 2.0 Missouri ......: 341.0 256.0 232.0 172.0 109.0 84.0 2.3 1.8 : New Mexico ....: 45.0 31.0 - - 45.0 31.0 0.4 0.3 North Carolina : 313.0 379.0 29.0 59.0 284.0 320.0 3.6 2.8 Oklahoma ......: 31.0 54.0 23.0 45.0 8.0 9.0 1.7 0.9 South Carolina : 154.0 175.0 64.0 92.0 90.0 83.0 1.2 1.2 Tennessee .....: 272.0 239.0 244.0 212.0 28.0 27.0 2.5 1.8 Texas .........: 1,228.0 1,669.0 712.0 1,010.0 516.0 659.0 40.0 34.0 Virginia ......: 48.0 58.0 - - 48.0 58.0 0.5 0.4 : United States .: 5,370.0 5,666.0 2,695.0 2,985.0 2,675.0 2,681.0 74.8 60.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, losses, and other uses. 2/ Included in "other" farm disposition. Seed for planting is produced in crop year shown, but used in the following year. Cotton Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in six cotton-producing States during 2012. Randomly selected plots in cotton fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Cotton Harvest Loss per Acre - Selected States: 2008-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Arkansas .......: 144 198 99 93 110 Georgia ........: 146 186 139 99 158 Louisiana ......: 147 135 118 148 212 Mississippi ....: 118 116 107 100 110 North Carolina .: 195 150 188 277 119 Texas ..........: 65 37 63 66 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Cumulative Boll Counts - Selected States: 2008-2012 [Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls (at least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and burrs per 40 feet of row. November, December, and Final exclude small bolls. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State and month : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas : September ..........: 943 1,051 911 901 841 October ............: 810 814 893 845 852 November ...........: 852 803 897 867 856 December ...........: 846 794 894 868 856 Final ..............: 846 794 894 868 856 : Georgia : September ..........: 587 571 609 531 656 October ............: 613 731 606 577 646 November ...........: 733 712 686 659 756 December ...........: 742 737 683 665 768 Final ..............: 742 740 683 666 768 : Louisiana : September ..........: 655 714 699 938 855 October ............: 578 792 755 948 880 November ...........: 579 756 789 949 900 December ...........: 579 788 781 949 900 Final ..............: 579 788 781 949 900 : Mississippi : September ..........: 909 925 864 898 883 October ............: 679 833 773 848 855 November ...........: 728 717 776 874 896 December ...........: 722 722 776 875 896 Final ..............: 722 722 776 875 892 : North Carolina : September ..........: 667 701 681 553 727 October ............: 652 730 675 610 739 November ...........: 702 779 689 646 865 December ...........: 704 777 689 646 872 Final ..............: 704 777 689 646 872 : Texas : September ..........: 633 613 658 540 535 October ............: 513 522 534 478 443 November ...........: 579 502 589 515 522 December ...........: 573 502 589 520 549 Final ..............: 570 502 589 520 552 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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