According to USDA's preliminary forecast for 2018 cotton, US cotton production in 2017 is forecast at 19.5 million bales, lower than the final estimate for 2017 of nearly 7 percent. However, based on the "Crop Prospects" report, the area for cotton in 2018 is estimated at 13.47 million acres, down from nearly 900,000 acres in 2017.

According to the USDA's Economic Outlook Study on Cotton and Wool, the expectation for 2018's larger area of ​​cultivation is mainly due to the relatively good prices for cotton and the yields in 2017 reaching a national geographic record.

The area planted with Upland cotton and Extreme Cotton Extension (ELS) is expected to grow in 2018. For the forthcoming season, Upland cotton is projected to be higher in two cotton belts and nearly identical in two other regions. .

Cổng Prospect báo cáo của Upland, the area upland of Southwest is estimated at 8.1 million acres, up from 7.7 million acres in 2017, Ä‘á»™ cao nhất từ ​​1981. Southwest concedes for 61% of total upland area in 2018, similar to last season. Cotton area in the South East is estimated at 2.8 million acres in 2018, 13% higher in the area in 2017 and the highest in 2011 when the area was planted 3.4 million acres; However, it is estimated that this area accounts for only 22% of the Upland area in 2018, less than the 5-year average.

In the Delta and the West, the 2018 cotton area is expected to remain the same as last season.

ELS cotton is still concentrated in the West, where 95% of the 262,000 acres will be planted in 2018. California is the main cotton producing state of ELS, accounting for 230,000 acres of total land.

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