Cotton
Mid-band Fiber receipts from USDA ERS (2023); state ranks below are the same farmgate series Congress uses for Farm Bill scorekeeping.
$7.5B · mid-pack #8/12 · 9% of peak
Category: Fiber · USDA Code: COTTON
Cotton lands in the middle cash-receipt band
Cotton scores $7.5B, between the lower third (<$7.5B) and the upper third (≥$46.1B) of the 12 valued commodities, with TX as the top state.
State concentration for cotton: the top five producers (Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri) account for about 60735% of the national receipt total in this extract, and a drought or trade shock in any one of those states moves the national price picture within a marketing year.
As a fiber account, cotton receipts concentrate in a small set of producing states and are sensitive to textile demand and loan rates. Figures follow USDA Economic Research Service Farm Income and Wealth Statistics and NASS production series, not typed editorial estimates.
Top producing states for Cotton
| Rank | State | Cash Receipts |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | $1564.9B |
| #2 | Georgia | $1267.5B |
| #3 | Arkansas | $696.0B |
| #4 | Mississippi | $573.1B |
| #5 | Missouri | $453.6B |
| #6 | North Carolina | $443.4B |
| #7 | Alabama | $393.5B |
| #8 | Tennessee | $361.2B |
| #9 | California | $354.1B |
| #10 | South Carolina | $257.3B |
| #11 | Louisiana | $157.7B |
| #12 | Arizona | $147.5B |
| #13 | Oklahoma | $139.9B |
| #14 | Virginia | $112.0B |
| #15 | Kansas | $84.8B |
| #16 | Florida | $78.4B |
| #17 | New Mexico | $47.6B |
Questions on this mid-band Fiber
Where does Cotton sit on national cash receipts in this table?
US cotton cash receipts are $7.5B, in the middle third of the 12 valued commodities (between $7.5B and $46.1B). Top state: TX.
Which states produce the most cotton?
The top cotton producing states by cash receipts are: Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri.
Compare another Fiber account: Cattle and Calves ($80.0B) · How PlainFarmData sources USDA figures
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics For informational purposes only, not financial, investment, or agricultural advice. Data may be subject to revision by the source agency.
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