| U.S. Cotton Crop, 2008-09 | | | PLANTED
ACRES
Thou. | HARV.
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YIELD
Lb. | 480-
POUND
BALES
Thou. | | UPLAND | | | | | | | SOUTHEAST | 1,923 | 1,893 | 839 | 755 | 3,308 | | Alabama | 290 | 286 | 787 | 675 | 469 | | Florida | 67 | 65 | 916 | 692 | 124 | | Georgia | 940 | 920 | 835 | 784 | 1,600 | | North Carolina | 430 | 428 | 847 | 774 | 755 | | South Carolina | 135 | 134 | 881 | 716 | 246 | | Virginia | 61 | 60 | 908 | 822 | 114 | | MID-SOUTH | 1,876 | 1,792 | 934 | 939 | 3,488 | | Arkansas | 620 | 615 | 1,012 | 1,031 | 1,296 | | Louisiana | 300 | 234 | 576 | 928 | 281 | | Mississippi | 365 | 360 | 911 | 915 | 683 | | Missouri | 306 | 303 | 1,106 | 956 | 698 | | Tennessee | 285 | 280 | 909 | 823 | 530 | | SOUTHWEST | 5,205 | 3,430 | 664 | 686 | 4,746 | | Kansas | 35 | 25 | 653 | 535 | 34 | | Oklahoma | 170 | 155 | 811 | 685 | 262 | | Texas | 5,000 | 3,250 | 657 | 688 | 4,450 | | WEST | 293 | 285 | 1,420 | 1,347 | 843 | | Arizona | 135 | 133 | 1,462 | 1,371 | 405 | | California | 120 | 117 | 1,506 | 1,382 | 367 | | New Mexico | 38 | 35 | 974 | 946 | 71 | | TOTAL UPLAND | 9,297 | 7,400 | 803 | 812 | 12,385 | | TOTAL ELS | 174 | 169 | 1,226 | 1,259 | 431 | | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 480 | 889 | 1 | | California | 155 | 151 | 1,281 | 1,321 | 403 | | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 758 | 877 | 3 | | Texas | 16 | 15 | 768 | 877 | 24 | | ALL COTTON | 9,471 | 7,569 | 813 | 821 | 12,815 | | Source: USDA-NASS May Crop Production Report. | |
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