USDA Report: 2023 Cotton Planted Area to Decrease by 18% from 2022 Projections

Mumbai, April 1 (Commoditiescontrol):According to the Prospective Plantings report for the 2023 crop year, the total area planted with cotton is expected to be 11.256 million acres, which is a decrease of 18% compared to the planting projections for 2022. This estimate is slightly higher than the average trade expectation of 11.212 million acres.
The report was issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on March 31.

Upland cotton area for 2023 is estimated at 11.1 million acres, down 18% from 2022. American Pima area is estimated at 154,000 acres – down 16% from last year.

Estimated cotton acres are projected to decrease in all but three cotton-producing states. Arizona shows a projected 13% increase in total cotton acres for the year, with growth noted in both upland (up 14%) and Pima (up 7%) acres. Cotton acres in Missouri and Tennessee are unchanged from 2022.

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