| Prospective 2009 U.S. Cotton Plantings | | | 2008
Actual(Thou.)1/ | 2009 USDA - NASS (Thou.) 2/ | 2009 NCC Intended (Thou.) 3/ | USDA Percent Change | NCC Percent Change | | UPLAND | | | | | | | SOUTHEAST | 1,923 | 1,865 | 1,580 | -3.0% | -17.8% | | Alabama | 290 | 280 | 193 | -3.4% | -33.3% | | Florida | 67 | 65 | 69 | -3.0% | 2.5% | | Georgia | 940 | 940 | 782 | 0.0% | -16.8% | | North Carolina | 430 | 375 | 379 | -12.8% | -11.9% | | South Carolina | 135 | 140 | 110 | 3.7% | -18.4% | | Virginia | 61 | 65 | 47 | 6.6% | -22.8% | | MID-SOUTH | 1,876 | 1,670 | 1,438 | -11.0% | -23.4% | | Arkansas | 620 | 520 | 441 | -16.1% | -28.8% | | Louisiana | 300 | 240 | 222 | -20.0% | -26.0% | | Mississippi | 365 | 300 | 268 | -17.8% | -26.5% | | Missouri | 306 | 300 | 234 | -2.0% | -23.6% | | Tennessee | 285 | 310 | 272 | 8.8% | -4.4% | | SOUTHWEST | 5,205 | 4,895 | 4,746 | -6.0% | -8.8% | | Kansas | 35 | 35 | 38 | -0.0% | 7.2% | | Oklahoma | 170 | 160 | 167 | -5.9% | -1.7% | | Texas | 5,000 | 4,700 | 4,542 | -6.0% | -9.2% | | WEST | 292 | 238 | 202 | -18.5% | -31.0% | | Arizona | 135 | 130 | 126 | -3.7% | -6.9% | | California | 120 | 75 | 54 | -37.5% | -55.4% | | New Mexico | 37 | 33 | 22 | -10.8% | -39.7% | | TOTAL UPLAND | 9,296 | 8,668 | 7,965 | -6.8% | -14.3% | | TOTAL ELS | 174 | 144 | 142 | -17.5% | -18.6% | | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.0% | -25.0% | | California | 155 | 120 | 119 | -22.6% | -23.0% | | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7.4% | -27.1% | | Texas | 16 | 20 | 19 | 29.0% | -24.3% | | ALL COTTON | 9,470 | 8,812 | 8,107 | -7.0% | -14.4% | 1/ USDA-NASS.
2/ USDA-NASS Prospective Plantings Report.
3/ NCC Planting Intentions Survey. |
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