Final 2007 USDA Crop Estimates
USDA's May Crop Production Report estimates total US production for the 2007-08 crop to be 19.21 million 480-lb. bales.
USDA 2008 Prospective Plantings
USDA’s March Prospective Plantings Report indicates U.S. producers intend to plant9.39 million acres of cotton in 2008/09,down 13.3% from the previous year.
NCC 2008 Planting Intentions
NCC's annual Cotton Planting Intentions survey estimates total 2008 US cotton acreage at 9.5 million acres, down 11.8% from 2007.
USDA January Production Report
USDA'sJanuary Crop Production Report estimates total US cotton production for the 2007 crop to be19.03 million bales.
USDA June Acreage Report
USDA's June Acreage Report indicates U.S. producers planted 11.06 million acres of cotton in 2007/08,down 27.6% from the previous year.