Table 4. Bt cotton costs by state
State Number acres Bt cost/Acre Average/all Acres Total Cost % population Bollworm Acres Bt cotton sprayed Avg. # appli to Bt cotton
Alabama, South 150,000 $26.00 $15.60 $3,900,000 60 5,000 1.00
Alabama, Central 55,800 $28.00 $17.36 $1,562,400 60 1,000 1.00
Alabama, North 205,000 $26.00 $21.32 $5,330,000 50 0 0.00
Arizona 179,000 $30.11 $19.32 $5,389,690 63 2,000 1.00
Arkansas, Northeast 100,000 $28.00 $5.60 $2,800,000 70 50,000 0.50
Arkansas, Southeast 250,000 $28.00 $14.00 $7,000,000 30 200,000 1.00
California, San Joaquin Valley 33,000 $12.00 $0.45 $396,000 100 0 0.00
Florida 41,000 $25.00 $11.39 $1,025,000 50 1,000 1.00
Georgia 650,000 $26.00 $13.00 $16,900,000 50 162,500 1.00
Kansas 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0 100 0 0.00
Louisiana 575,716 $29.16 $23.83 $16,787,879 100 262,984 1.50
Mississippi Delta 570,000 $30.20 $21.20 $17,214,000 50 285,000 1.10
Mississippi Hills 380,000 $30.50 $24.40 $11,590,000 70 39,000 1.00
Missouri 74,065 $27.25 $5.05 $2,018,271 99 993 1.00
New Mexico 12,000 $24.55 $4.11 $294,600 100 2,000 1.00
North Carolina 492,000 $19.25 $10.51 $9,471,000 95 0 0.00
Oklahoma 83,000 $19.75 $7.56 $1,639,250 75 3,000 1.00
South Carolina 225,000 $22.00 $16.50 $4,950,000 85 185,000 1.50
Tennessee 458,491 $22.00 $16.96 $10,086,802 86 135,905 0.80
Texas, Upper Gulf Coast 108,500 $19.75 $8.30 $2,142,875 65 25,182 1.00
Texas, Lower Gulf Coast 57,200 $19.75 $2.96 $1,129,700 65 2,860 1.00
Texas, Northern Rolling Plains 25,000 $22.80 $1.24 $570,000 60 1,000 1.00
Texas, High Plains 250,000 $22.20 $1.84 $5,550,000 99 10,000 1.00
Texas, Far West 80,820 $24.58 $2.89 $1,986,556 100 0 0.00
Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0 100 0 0.00
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 50,000 $11.65 $3.53 $582,500 68 0 0.00
Texas, Northern Blacklands 12,000 $21.00 $1.68 $252,000 100 0 0.00
Texas, Southern Blacklands 60,000 $22.00 $10.08 $1,320,000 85 40,000 1.00
Virginia 42,800 $18.00 $7.20 $770,400 90 40,660 1.20
Total US 5,220,392 $25.41 $9.31 ########### 79 1,455,084 0.33
* Pink bollworm