USDA: 11.7 Million Total U.S. Cotton Acres Planted for 2021
July 5, 2021 USDA’s Planted Acres report issued on June 30 showed an estimated 11.7 million acres of upland and Pima cotton for 2021 – down 3% from the final total for 2020.
According to the report, upland area is estimated at 11.6 million acres, down 3% percent from 2020, and American Pima area is estimated at 142,000 acres, down 30% from 2020.
Quoting the report:
“Compared with last year, upland planted area declined in 9 of the 17 major cotton-producing states. The largest decline is in Arkansas, where upland planted acreage decreased by 115,000 acres from last year. Acreage in Texas also declined by 100,000 acres. There were seven states showing an increase compared with last year, with Missouri having the largest increase at 95,000 acres.
“In New Mexico, persistent drought impacted planting decisions for the 2021 cotton crop. Compared with last year, planted acreage of upland cotton is down 16,000 acres to a record low, however planted area for American Pima cotton acres is up slightly. In Texas, very dry conditions to wet conditions, mixed with high winds and hail, have turned into a challenge for producers trying to get their crop planted.
“By June 20, 96% of the Nation’s acreage had been planted – 1% ahead of last year’s pace and the 5-year average. As of June 20, 21% of the acreage was squaring – 4% behind last year’s pace and the 5-year average. At that time, 52% of the acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 40% rated in these two categories at the same time last year.”
On a regional basis, total cotton acres in the Southeast for 2021 were reported at 2,350,000 acres over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia – down slightly from 2,368,000 acres in 2020.
In the Mid-South, total 2021 reported acres were 1,720,000 over Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee – down from 1,800,000 acres in 2020.
Southwest reported acres totaled 7,310,000 over Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas – down from 7,520,000 acres in 2020.
In the West, 317,000 total acres were reported over Arizona, California and New Mexico – down from 366,000 total acres in 2020. American Pima acres in those states dropped from 164,000 acres in 2020 to 120,000 acres in 2021. Pima acres in Texas dropped to 22,000 from 38,000 in 2020.
State by state totals can be found at the USDA Acreage website.
The report also noted that cotton producers planted 97% of their acreage this year with biotech varieties – up 1% from 2020. Of that total, Bt-only varieties accounted for 3% of the acreage, herbicide resistant varieties took 6% of the acres, and stacked gene varieties made up 88% of the total acres.
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