Drought cuts US cotton harvest further
8/22/2022 3:34:39 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Start Date: 8/22/2022
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The U.S. is expected to harvest 7.13 million acres of cotton, its lowest number since the 19th century, according to a USDA estimate. USDA’s Aug. 12 report forecast that about 43% of the planted cotton acres in the U.S. are expected to be abandoned this year, largely due to intense drought in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Texas is forecast to abandon 69% of its cotton acreage this year. Planted acreage in Texas was 7.1 million, and the expected harvest is to occur on 2.2 million, the lowest since 1879.
Delta Farm Press (Memphis, Tenn.), Aug 22, 2022
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