COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Acreage Report released June 30, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
All Cotton Acreage Up 25 Percent
All cotton planted area for 2011 is estimated at 13.7 million acres,
25 percent above last year. Upland acreage is estimated at 13.4 million
acres, up 25 percent from 2010. American Pima acreage is estimated at
289,000 acres, up 42 percent from 2010.
This report was approved on June 30, 2011.
Acting Secretary of
Agriculture
Kathleen A. Merrigan
Agricultural Statistics Board
Chairperson
Hubert Hamer
Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States:
2010 and 2011
[Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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Type and State : Area planted : Area harvested
:---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 1/
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: 1,000 acres
Upland :
Alabama .........: 340.0 450.0 338.0
Arizona .........: 195.0 250.0 193.0
Arkansas ........: 545.0 650.0 540.0
California ......: 124.0 190.0 123.0
Florida .........: 92.0 93.0 89.0
Georgia .........: 1,330.0 1,450.0 1,315.0
Kansas ..........: 51.0 68.0 50.0
Louisiana .......: 255.0 280.0 249.0
Mississippi .....: 420.0 600.0 410.0
Missouri ........: 310.0 340.0 308.0
:
New Mexico ......: 48.0 60.0 47.0
North Carolina ..: 550.0 760.0 545.0
Oklahoma ........: 285.0 300.0 270.0
South Carolina ..: 202.0 270.0 201.0
Tennessee .......: 390.0 460.0 387.0
Texas ...........: 5,550.0 7,100.0 5,350.0
Virginia ........: 83.0 115.0 82.0
:
United States ...: 10,770.0 13,436.0 10,497.0
:
American Pima :
Arizona .........: 2.5 11.0 2.5
California ......: 182.0 260.0 180.0
New Mexico ......: 2.7 3.0 2.7
Texas ...........: 17.0 15.0 16.5
:
United States ...: 204.2 289.0 201.7
:
All :
Alabama .........: 340.0 450.0 338.0
Arizona .........: 197.5 261.0 195.5
Arkansas ........: 545.0 650.0 540.0
California ......: 306.0 450.0 303.0
Florida .........: 92.0 93.0 89.0
Georgia .........: 1,330.0 1,450.0 1,315.0
Kansas ..........: 51.0 68.0 50.0
Louisiana .......: 255.0 280.0 249.0
Mississippi .....: 420.0 600.0 410.0
Missouri ........: 310.0 340.0 308.0
:
New Mexico ......: 50.7 63.0 49.7
North Carolina ..: 550.0 760.0 545.0
Oklahoma ........: 285.0 300.0 270.0
South Carolina ..: 202.0 270.0 201.0
Tennessee .......: 390.0 460.0 387.0
Texas ...........: 5,567.0 7,115.0 5,366.5
Virginia ........: 83.0 115.0 82.0
:
United States ...: 10,974.2 13,725.0 10,698.7
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1/ Estimates to be released August 2011 in the "Crop Production" report.
Biotechnology Varieties
The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural
Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United
States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or Upland cotton seed that,
through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both.
Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties are excluded. Insect
resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt). The Bt varieties include those that contain more than one gene that can
resist different types of insects. Stacked gene varieties include only those
containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The
States published individually in the following tables represent 85 percent of
all corn planted acres, 88 percent of all soybean planted acres, and
91 percent of all Upland cotton planted acres.
Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States
and United States: 2010 and 2011
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: Insect resistant (biotech) : Herbicide resistant
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 11 18 7 4
Arkansas .......: 20 18 2 7
California .....: 19 9 56 46
Georgia ........: 20 18 8 6
Louisiana ......: 19 26 3 6
Mississippi ....: 12 15 9 7
Missouri .......: 22 22 47 47
North Carolina .: 14 10 7 7
Tennessee ......: 8 9 8 6
Texas ..........: 13 18 27 19
:
Other States 1/ : 24 21 16 16
:
United States ..: 15 17 20 15
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: Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 76 75 94 97
Arkansas .......: 76 73 98 98
California .....: 8 25 83 80
Georgia ........: 69 72 97 96
Louisiana ......: 73 65 95 97
Mississippi ....: 68 76 89 98
Missouri .......: 29 29 98 98
North Carolina .: 76 79 97 96
Tennessee ......: 82 83 98 98
Texas ..........: 51 49 91 86
:
Other States 1/ : 52 57 92 94
:
United States ..: 58 58 93 90
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1/ Other States includes all other States in the Upland cotton estimating program.
Spring Weather Summary
Highlights: Consistent weather patterns driven in part by a fading La Niña
contributed to a variety of weather extremes. Wet conditions dominated the
United States, except across the southern half of the Plains, the lower
Southeast, and parts of the Southwest. Warmth covered the South and East,
while chilly conditions gripped the northern Plains and much of the West.
According to preliminary information provided by the National Climatic Data
Center, the Nation experienced its 42nd-warmest, 12th-wettest spring on record.
The United States spring average temperature of 52.3 degrees Fahrenheit was
0.4 degree above the 1901-2000 mean. It was the third-coolest spring in
Washington and the fifth-coolest spring in Oregon, but among the ten warmest
March-May periods in Delaware, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Texas.
Meanwhile, March-May precipitation averaged 8.94 inches, 116 percent of the
mean. It was the Nation's wettest spring since 1995. State rankings ranged
from the driest spring in Texas to the wettest March-May period on record in
Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, West
Virginia, and Wyoming.
Regional highlights included a late-season Western storm barrage during
March; worsening drought in the Deep South; rampant spring flooding in the
Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi River basins; and multiple severe weather
outbreaks in April and May. According to preliminary reports, the 24-hour
period ending at 8 am EDT on April 28 became the Nation's deadliest "tornado
day" on record (since reliable records began in 1950), with 314 fatalities.
This surpassed the 310 deaths of April 3-4, 1974. The Joplin, Missouri, storm
of May 22 - with 151 deaths - was the Nation's deadliest single tornado since
April 9, 1947, when 181 people perished in Woodward, Oklahoma.
March: Warm, dry weather across the southern Plains and the Southwest
adversely affected already drought-stressed pastures and winter grains. From
November 28 to April 3, the portion of the winter wheat crop rated in very
poor to poor condition climbed from 26 to 61 percent in Texas; 8 to
53 percent in Oklahoma; and 25 to 34 percent in Kansas. In contrast, cold
weather dominated the Nation's northern tier, particularly on the northern
Plains. Monthly temperatures ranged from as many as 10 degrees Fahrenheit
below normal on the northern Plains to more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit above
normal in parts of the Southwest. By month's end, the northern Plains' winter
wheat had begun to break dormancy, with 70 percent of Montana's wheat crop
rated in good to excellent condition on April 3. As the month progressed,
flooding generally shifted from the Ohio Valley (and parts of the Northeast)
into the upper Midwest. In the latter region, the mid- to late-month
combination of precipitation and melting snow led to significant flooding.
Meanwhile, March rainfall provided drought relief in parts of the Southeast.
Heavy precipitation fell from the central Gulf Coast into the Appalachians,
as well as the Northeast. Late-month rain eased drought in parts of Florida,
with downpours affecting central portions of the peninsula. Elsewhere, a
series of exceptional, late-season storms hammered northern and central
California and the Northwest, while drought continued to expand and intensify
across Arizona and New Mexico. The average water content of the
high-elevation Sierra Nevada snow pack peaked at 48 inches (165 percent of
normal) in late March, up from 22 inches in mid-February.
April: Severe flooding developed from the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley. At
the same time, a snowmelt-induced flood crest moved along the upper and
middle Mississippi River. By month's end, flood waters converged on the
confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, eclipsing the region's
high-water marks established in February 1937. Monthly rainfall totals of
1 to 2 feet were common in the flood-affected areas. A pair of historic
tornado outbreaks accompanied the storminess, battering the South April 14-16
and 25-28. Meanwhile in the northern Corn Belt, cool, damp weather and soils
hindered the start of the spring planting season. Due to the Midwestern
fieldwork delays, only 13 percent of the United States acreage intended for
corn was planted by May 1 - the Nation's slowest start since 1995 (11 percent
planted). Cool, damp conditions also prevailed across the northern Plains and
the Northwest, slowing winter wheat development and hampering spring planting
operations. Cool weather was also noted as far south as California. In
contrast, heat and drought continued to severely stress pastures, winter
grains, and emerging summer crops on the southern Plains. By May 1,
approximately three-quarters of the winter wheat crop was rated in very poor
to poor condition in Oklahoma (77 percent) and Texas (74 percent), along with
nearly half of the crop in Colorado (46 percent) and Kansas (45 percent).
May: Unusually cool weather across the northern Plains and much of the West
contrasted with above-normal temperatures in the South and East. Toward
month's end, an intense, early-season heat wave built across the South, while
favorable warmth overspread the Midwest. Extremely cool weather persisted,
however, in California and neighboring areas. Incessantly wet conditions
accompanied the cool weather across the northern Plains, slowing winter wheat
development, hampering summer crop planting, and triggering widespread
flooding in the middle and upper Missouri Valley. By June 5, more than
one-quarter of the spring wheat had not yet been planted in North Dakota
(69 percent planted) and Montana (73 percent). In stark contrast, drought
worsened across the southern High Plains and the Deep South. In both regions,
dry, increasingly hot weather severely stressed pastures and rain-fed summer
crops. By June 5, at least half of the rangeland and pastures were rated in
very poor to poor condition in every southern-tier state from Arizona to
Florida, except Alabama. On the southern Plains, drought resulted in early
maturation of the winter wheat crop and promoted a rapid harvest pace.
Ironically, flood-control efforts extended into drought-affected areas of the
lower Mississippi Valley during May, as water from the earlier inundation of
the Ohio Valley and the Mid-South worked its way downstream. Farther north,
producers in the eastern Corn Belt and far upper Midwest continued to battle
wetness in an effort to plant corn and soybeans. By June 5, corn planting was
just 58 percent complete in Ohio, while Midwestern soybean planting had not
surpassed the halfway mark in Michigan (50 percent planted), Indiana
(49 percent), North Dakota (47 percent), and Ohio (26 percent). However, in
Midwestern areas where corn and soybeans had emerged, crops benefited from
frequent showers and late-May warmth. Elsewhere, cool, showery weather in
California, the Great Basin, and the Northwest slowed fieldwork and crop
development. Chilly conditions also delayed the Western melt season, leaving
substantial high-elevation snow still on the ground by month's end - except
in drought-affected areas of the Southwest.
Crop Comments
Cotton: Area planted to cotton in 2011 is estimated at 13.7 million acres, up
25 percent from last year and the highest level since 2006. Upland acreage is
estimated at 13.4 million acres, up 25 percent from 2010. American Pima
acreage is estimated at 289,000 acres, up 42 percent from 2010. In Texas,
Upland planted acreage is estimated at 7.10 million acres, the highest level
since 1981. Strong cotton prices are driving acreage increases throughout the
cotton belt.
Cotton planting got off to a slow start this year due in large part to dry
conditions across much of the cotton belt. However, planting gained speed in
May, and by month's end, 73 percent of the cotton acreage had been planted.
This was only 4 percentage points behind last year and 3 percentage points
behind the 5-year average. By June 26, the crop was rated 41 percent very
poor to poor, the highest percentage in these categories since estimates
began in the mid-1980s. The poor condition of the crop is mainly due to
extreme drought throughout much of the southern and southeastern United
States.
Producers planted 90 percent of their acreage with seed varieties developed
using biotechnology, down 3 percent from last year. Varieties containing
bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) were planted on 17 percent of the acreage, up
2 percent from last year. Herbicide resistant varieties were planted on
15 percent of the acreage, down 5 percent from 2010. Stacked gene varieties,
those containing both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on
58 percent of the acreage, unchanged from a year ago.
