|
Prospective 2013 U.S. Cotton Area
|
|
|
2012 Actual
(Thou.) 1/
|
2013 Intended
(Thou.) 2/
|
Percent
Change
|
|
SOUTHEAST
|
2,748
|
2,241
|
-18.5%
|
|
Alabama
|
380
|
320
|
-15.7%
|
|
Florida
|
108
|
103
|
-4.5%
|
|
Georgia
|
1,290
|
1,093
|
-15.3%
|
|
N. Carolina
|
585
|
398
|
-32.0%
|
|
S. Carolina
|
299
|
265
|
-11.4%
|
|
Virginia
|
86
|
62
|
-28.3%
|
|
MID-SOUTH
|
2,030
|
1,003
|
-50.6%
|
|
Arkansas
|
595
|
221
|
-62.9%
|
|
Louisiana
|
230
|
144
|
-37.3%
|
|
Mississippi
|
475
|
199
|
-58.1%
|
|
Missouri
|
350
|
239
|
-31.6%
|
|
Tennessee
|
380
|
199
|
-47.6%
|
|
SOUTHWEST
|
6,911
|
5,228
|
-24.4%
|
|
Kansas
|
56
|
50
|
-10.4%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
305
|
267
|
-12.3%
|
|
Texas
|
6,550
|
4,910
|
-25.0%
|
|
WEST
|
388
|
341
|
-12.2%
|
|
Arizona
|
200
|
193
|
-3.6%
|
|
California
|
142
|
112
|
-21.4%
|
|
New Mexico
|
46
|
36
|
-21.0%
|
|
TOTAL UPLAND
|
12,077
|
8,812
|
-27.0%
|
|
TOTAL ELS
|
238
|
203
|
-15.0%
|
|
Arizona
|
3
|
3
|
-16.0%
|
|
California
|
225
|
190
|
-15.6%
|
|
New Mexico
|
2
|
2
|
-26.0%
|
|
Texas
|
8
|
8
|
3.9%
|
|
ALL COTTON
|
12,315
|
9,015
|
-26.8%
|
|
1/ USDA-NASS
2/ National Cotton Council
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