USDA January Production Report

U.S. Cotton Crop, 2017-18

PLANTED

ACRES

Thou. 1/

HARV.

ACRES

Thou.

YIELD PER

HARV.

ACRE

Lb.

5-YEAR

AVG.

YIELD

Lb.

480-

POUND

BALES

Thou.

UPLAND

SOUTHEAST

2,523 

2,496

888

904

4,620 

   Alabama

435 

430

904

899

810 

   Florida

99 

98

784

839

160 

   Georgia

1,280 

1,270

850

936

2,250 

   North Carolina

375 

367

961

877

735 

   South Carolina

250 

248

910

791

470 

   Virginia

84 

83

1,128

967

195 

MID-SOUTH

1,945 

1,917

1,093

1,067

4,365 

   Arkansas

445 

438

1,205

1,096

1,100 

   Louisiana

220 

217

907

1,038

410 

   Mississippi

630 

625

1,075

1,135

1,400 

   Missouri

305 

297

1,172

1,051

725 

   Tennessee

345 

340

1,031

957

730 

SOUTHWEST

7,578 

6,395

807

665

10,745 

   Kansas

93 

90

987

815

185 

   Oklahoma

585 

555

917

776

1,060 

   Texas

6,900 

5,750

793

659

9,500 

WEST

314 

293

1,376

1,516

840 

   Arizona

160 

159

1,509

1,503

500 

   California

88 

87

1,324

1,771

240 

   New Mexico

66 

47

1,021

982

100 

TOTAL UPLAND

12,360 

11,101

889

824

20,570 

TOTAL ELS

252 

248

1,342

1,478

693 

   Arizona

15 

15

861

929

26 

   California

215 

213

1,420

1,569

630 

   New Mexico

8 

7

908

874

14 

   Texas

14 

13

849

917

23 

ALL COTTON

12,612 

11,349

899

839

21,263 

Source: USDA-NASS January Annual Crop Production Report.

1/ Revised from USDA-NASS June Acreage Report.