USDA: 11.1 Million Total U.S. Cotton Acres Planted in 2023
July 2, 2023 USDA’s Planted Acres report issued on June 30 showed that U.S. cotton growers planted an estimated 11.1 million acres of upland and Pima cotton in 2023 – down 19% from 2022.
For 2023, upland area is estimated at 10.97 million acres, a 19% decrease from last year. American Pima planting is estimated at 109,000 acres, down approximately 40% from 2022.
According to the report, compared with last year, upland planted area showed decreases in all major cotton-producing states except Kansas (up 3%). The largest percentage decrease came in California (down 38%), followed by Louisiana (down 33%), Mississippi (down 28%), and Arkansas (down 25%). Texas cotton acreage dropped 1.7 million acres from the 2022 planted number – a 22% decrease.
On a regional basis, total cotton acres in the Southeast for 2023 totaled 2,365,000 acres across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia – down 11% from 2022.
In the Mid-South, total reported acres were 1,650,000 across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee – a decrease of 20%.
Southwest reported acres were 6,857,000 across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas – down 21% from 2022.
In the West, 215,000 total acres were reported across Arizona, California, and New Mexico – down 33% from 2022.
The report also noted that cotton producers planted 97% of their acreage this year with biotech varieties – up 2% from 2022.
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