USDA-NASS Publishes Annual Cotton Review Report

Kara Bishop, PCG Director of Communications and Public Affairs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service published its Annual Cotton Review report July 20, 2023.

Final 2022 Upland Cotton production for Texas was esti-mated at 3.06 million 480pound bales, down 60% from 2021. The average yield was estimated at 734 pounds per acre, up 68 pounds from last year.

Acres harvested were estimated at 2 million, down 3.55 million acres from the previous year.

Final 2022 Upland Cotton production for the United States was estimated at 14.0 million 480- pound bales, down 19% from the previous year. The U.S. average yield for Upland Cotton was estimated at 942 pounds per acre, up 129 pounds from 2021. Harvested area was estimated at 7.13 million acres, down 29.7% from the 2021 harvested acreage of 10.1 million.