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.