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Cotton, rice production see year to year declines

U.S. cotton and rice production was down in 2022.

The USDA says upland cotton production was 14.206 million bales, nearly 3 million lower than 2021, as higher average yield at 947 pounds per acre and planted area were canceled out by increased abandonment caused by drought in parts of the U.S., most noticeable in Texas.

Domestic and international cotton ending stocks projections were up from December, with the U.S. increase tied to slower export demand and a month-to-month rise in the production guess.

The rice crop was 160.368 million hundredweight, a drop of more than 30 million, with the average yield down to 7,383 pounds per acre in the six reported production states and smaller acreage totals.

Domestic rice ending stocks tightened with the production guess down from December and with the USDA expecting slower exports against improved domestic use, while world rice stocks moved modestly higher.

The USDA’s next set of supply and demand estimates is out February 9^th.

Comparisons for Brownfield states:

Arkansas: Cotton: 1.57 million bales, compared to 1.235 million in 2021; Average Yield: 1,196 pounds per acre, compared to 1,248 a year ago; Harvested Area: 630,00 acres, compared to 475,000 last year

Rice: 80.34 million hundredweight, compared to 91.063 million in 2021; Average Yield: 7,410 pounds per acre, compared to 7,630 a year ago; Harvested Area: 1.084 million acres, compared to 1.193 million last year

Kansas: Cotton: 180,000 bales, compared to 184,000 in 2021; Average Yield: 588 pounds per acre, compared to 880 a year ago; Harvested Area: 147,000 acres, compared to 102,000 last year

Missouri: Cotton: 830,000 bales, compared to 814,000 in 2021; Average Yield: 1,172 pounds per acre, compared to 1,260 a year ago; Harvested Area: 340,000 acres, compared to 310,000 last year

Rice: 11.832 million hundredweight, compared to 15.599 million in 2021; Average Yield: 7,940 pounds per acre, compared to 8,040 a year ago; Harvested Area: 149,000 acres, compared to 194,000 last year

Tennessee: Cotton: 710,000 bales, compared to 583,000 in 2021; Average Yield: 1,049 pounds per acre, compared to 1,036 a year ago; Harvested Area: 325,000 acres, compared to 275,000 last year