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USDA: Cotton Acreage Report

All cotton planted area for 2011 is estimated at 13.7 million acres, 25 percent above last year. Upland acreage is estimated at 13.4 million acres, up 25 percent from 2010. American Pima acreage is estimated at 289,000 acres, up 42 percent from 2010

Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States:
2010 and 2011
[Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States:
2010 and 2011
[Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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 Type and State :         Area planted          :        Area harvested        
                                :---------------------------------------------------------------
                                :     2010      :     2011      :     2010      :    2011 1/   
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                                :                          1,000 acres                         
Upland                 :                                                              
Alabama ......... :        340.0           450.0           338.0                   
Arizona .........    :        195.0           250.0           193.0                   
Arkansas ........ :        545.0           650.0           540.0                   
California ......    :      124.0           190.0           123.0                   
Florida .........     :       92.0            93.0            89.0                   
Georgia .........   :       1,330.0         1,450.0         1,315.0                   
Kansas ..........    :      51.0            68.0            50.0                   
Louisiana .......   :      255.0           280.0           249.0                   
Mississippi .....   :      420.0           600.0           410.0                   
Missouri ........   :        310.0           340.0           308.0                   
                                :                                                              
New Mexico .....:        48.0            60.0            47.0                   
North Carolina ..:      550.0           760.0           545.0                   
Oklahoma ........  :      285.0           300.0           270.0                   
South Carolina ..:      202.0           270.0           201.0                   
Tennessee .......:      390.0           460.0           387.0                    
Texas ...........     :       5,550.0         7,100.0         5,350.0                   
Virginia ........     :       83.0           115.0            82.0                   
                                :                                                               
United States ...:       10,770.0        13,436.0        10,497.0                   
                                :                                                              
American Pima :                                                              
Arizona .........    :         2.5            11.0             2.5                   
California ......    :       182.0         260.0           180.0                   
New Mexico .....:         2.7             3.0             2.7                   
Texas ...........     :        17.0            15.0            16.5                   
                                :                                                              
United States ...:       204.2           289.0           201.7                   
                                :                                                              
All                           :                                                              
Alabama ......... :         340.0           450.0           338.0                   
Arizona .........    :         197.5           261.0           195.5                   
Arkansas ........ :         545.0           650.0           540.0                   
California ......    :        306.0           450.0           303.0                   
Florida .........     :         92.0            93.0            89.0                   
Georgia .........   :         1,330.0         1,450.0         1,315.0                   
Kansas ..........    :         51.0            68.0            50.0                   
Louisiana .......   :        255.0           280.0           249.0                   
Mississippi .....   :       420.0           600.0           410.0                   
Missouri ........   :          310.0           340.0           308.0                   
                                 :                                                               
New Mexico .....:         50.7            63.0            49.7                   
North Carolina ..:       550.0           760.0           545.0                   
Oklahoma ........:        285.0           300.0           270.0                    
South Carolina ..:      202.0           270.0           201.0                   
Tennessee ...... :      390.0           460.0           387.0                   
Texas ...........     :        5,567.0         7,115.0         5,366.5                    
Virginia ........     :        83.0             115.0            82.0                   
                                :                                                              
United States ...:      10,974.2      13,725.0        10,698.7                   
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1/ Estimates to be released August 2011 in the "Crop Production" report.       
 
Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2010 and 2011
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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                                :          Area planted           :         Area harvested         
     State                :               -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                :      2010      :      2011      :      2010      :    2011 1/    
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                                 :                            1,000 acres                           
                                :                                                                  
California 2/        :       25.1             25.0             25.1             25.0    
Colorado .....      :       28.9             29.3             27.9             27.3    
Idaho ........         :      171.0            176.0            170.0            175.0    
Michigan .....      :      147.0            152.0            147.0            149.0    
Minnesota ....    :      449.0            475.0            441.0            453.0    
Montana ......    :       42.6             44.8             42.5             44.7    
Nebraska .....     :       50.0             53.0             47.5             50.0    
North Dakota . :      217.0            240.0            214.0            231.0    
Oregon .......      :       10.3             10.9             10.3             10.9    
Wyoming ......    :       30.5             31.5             30.4             31.0    
                                :                                                                   
United States    :    1,171.4          1,237.5          1,155.7          1,196.9    
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1/ Forecasted.                                                                   
2/ Relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central        
    California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and     
    southern California.                                                         

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