National Cotton Council Survey Forecasts 13 Million Planted Acres
United States cotton producers intend to plant 13 million cotton acres this spring, down 5.5% from 2019 (based on U.S. Department of Agriculture’s February 2020 estimate), according to the National Cotton Council’s 39th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
Upland cotton intentions are 12.8 million acres, down 5.6% from 2019, while extra-long staple intentions of 224,000 acres represent a 2.7% decline. The survey results were announced today at the NCC’s 2020 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.