Table A1

USDA Cotton Production Estimates
Cotton insect losses -1997

upland Cotton

Cotton yields pounds per acre

State Acres Planted Acres harvested Est. Yield * November December 1996
Alabama 420000 420000 627 571 571 734
Arizona 329000 329000 1250 1196 1196 1189
Arkansas 930000 930000 880 846 846 793
California 1061790 875000 1201 1207 1207 1153
Florida 100000 100000 720 720 720 637
Georgia 1435000 1435000 662 686 662 747
Kansas 15000 13500 N/R 480 480 492
Louisiana 625877 625000 725 730 760 697
Mississippi 962585 960000 863 880 900 819
Missouri 375000 375000 752 684 704 737
New Mexico 66000 66000 714 669 640 733
North Carolina 695000 675000 595 569 604 677
Oklahoma 210000 210000 525 503 503 306
South Carolina 290000 285000 675 674 674 774
Tennessee 510000 500000 654 634 634 611
Texas 5390753 5300000 486 489 480 509
Virginia 101000 99000 675 601 601 748
total US 13517005 13197500 673 665 665 701
Pima Pima Pima Pima Pima
Arizona 20000 20000 960 960 852
California 184000 184000 1096 1096 1098
New Mexico 13000 13000 628 628 651
Texas 32000 32000 840 840 801
total US 249000 249000 1027 1027 991
all cotton all cotton all cotton all cotton all cotton
TOTAL US 13766005 13446500 672 672 707
From USDA Agricultural Statistics Service, January, 1998 *estimates from : losses Coordinators