Planted Acreage report

Planted Acreage report

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All Cotton plantings for 2010 are estimated at 10.9 million acres, 19 percent

above last year.  Upland planted area is estimated at 10.7 million acres, up

19 percent from 2009.  Increased planted acres are expected in all States

except Louisiana, where acres are unchanged from last year's record low.  In

Alabama, California, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and

Tennessee, planted acreage increased over 30 percent with California

experiencing the largest percentage gain with a 76 percent increase. 

American-Pima cotton growers planted 209,000 acres, up 48 percent from 2009.

               Cotton:  Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State              

                          and United States, 2009-2010                         

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      Type      :         Area Planted          :        Area Harvested        

       and      :---------------------------------------------------------------

      State     :     2009      :     2010      :     2009      :    2010 1/   

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                :                          1,000 Acres                         

Upland          :                                                              

  AL            :      255.0           370.0           248.0                   

  AZ            :      145.0           185.0           144.0                   

  AR            :      520.0           530.0           500.0                   

  CA            :       71.0           125.0            70.0                   

  FL            :       82.0            90.0            78.0                   

  GA            :    1,000.0         1,250.0           990.0                   

  KS            :       38.0            40.0            34.0                   

  LA            :      230.0           230.0           225.0                   

  MS            :      305.0           420.0           290.0                   

  MO            :      272.0           300.0           260.0                   

  NM            :       31.1            35.0            29.5                   

  NC            :      375.0           570.0           370.0                   

  OK            :      205.0           210.0           195.0                   

  SC            :      115.0           175.0           114.0                   

  TN            :      300.0           400.0           280.0                   

  TX            :    5,000.0         5,700.0         3,500.0                   

  VA            :       64.0            70.0            63.0                   

                :                                                              

  US            :    9,008.1        10,700.0         7,390.5                   

                :                                                              

Amer-Pima       :                                                              

  AZ            :        1.6             3.0             1.6                   

  CA            :      119.0           185.0           116.0                   

  NM            :        2.8             3.0             2.8                   

  TX            :       18.0            18.0            17.8                   

                :                                                              

  US            :      141.4           209.0           138.2                   

                :                                                              

All             :                                                              

  AL            :      255.0           370.0           248.0                   

  AZ            :      146.6           188.0           145.6                   

  AR            :      520.0           530.0           500.0                   

  CA            :      190.0           310.0           186.0                   

  FL            :       82.0            90.0            78.0                   

  GA            :    1,000.0         1,250.0           990.0                   

  KS            :       38.0            40.0            34.0                   

  LA            :      230.0           230.0           225.0                   

  MS            :      305.0           420.0           290.0                   

  MO            :      272.0           300.0           260.0                   

  NM            :       33.9            38.0            32.3                   

  NC            :      375.0           570.0           370.0                   

  OK            :      205.0           210.0           195.0                   

  SC            :      115.0           175.0           114.0                   

  TN            :      300.0           400.0           280.0                   

  TX            :    5,018.0         5,718.0         3,517.8                   

  VA            :       64.0            70.0            63.0                   

                :                                                              

  US            :    9,149.5        10,909.0         7,528.7                   

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1/  Estimates to be released August 12, 2010 in the "Crop Production" report.  

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