Crop Production

Executive Summary

Lance Honig, Chief

Crops Branch

December 9, 2021
Data Sources

December 9, 2021

Objective Yield

Cotton

Objective Measurement

Florida Citrus

Operator Reported

Survey

Cotton Ginnings 531 Gins December 1-3

1,887 Groves November 12-24

Sample Size = 840 Prior to Harvest

Field Surveys
Special Note

December 9, 2021

Due to a lack of funding, this report does not contain forecasted pecan production 

estimates as has been the case in recent years. Also, NASS will not publish the Pecan 

Production report in January 2022 that typically contains preliminary acreage, yield, 

production, price, and value estimates.

The costs associated with these estimates in recent seasons have been funded 

through a cooperative agreement, which was not renewed. As a result, NASS is 

suspending these estimates.

This change does not impact the forecast published in the October Crop Production 

report or the annual estimates that are included in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 

Annual Summary, which will be released on May 4, 2022.
United States Cotton Progress

Percent Harvested

December 9, 2021

Percent

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

9/5 9/12 9/19 9/27 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
December 2021 Cotton

Acreage, Yield, and Production

December 9, 2021

United States

% Change from

Previous Estimate

% Change from

Previous Season

(1,000 Acres) (1,000 Acres) (Pounds/Acre) (1,000 Bales)

Texas 6,367 ↓ 6.9 5,266 ↑ 63.0 732.0 ↑ 6.9 8,033 ↑ 74.1

Georgia 1,170 ↓ 1.7 1,160 ↓ 1.7 952.0 ↑ 7.3 2,300 ↑ 5.5

Arkansas 475 ↓ 9.5 470 ↓ 9.6 1,287.0 ↑ 9.2 1,260 ↓ 1.3

Mississippi 445 ↓ 16.0 430 ↓ 18.1 1,116.0 ↑ 3.4 1,000 ↓ 15.3

Missouri 315 ↑ 6.8 310 ↑ 8.0 1,316.0 ↑ 15.0 850 ↑ 24.3

Planted Harvested Yield Production

% ∆ PY % ∆ PY % ∆ PY % ∆ PY

19.9 ↑ 4.5 ↑ 25.2

N C N C ↑ 0.6

(1,000 Acres) (1,000 Acres) (Pounds/Acre) (1,000 Bales)

11,191 9,922 885 18,284

↑ 0.5

↓ 7.5 ↑

Planted Harvested Yield Production

Top 5 States - By Production
700

606

708

537

705

673

625

607

632

705

665

730

855

831

814

879

813

776

812

790

892

822

838

766

867

905

882

831

847

885

480

530

580

630

680

730

780

830

880

930

980

1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

December 2021 Cotton Yield

United States

December 9, 2021

Pounds per Acre
December 2021 Cotton Yield

Pounds and Percent Change from Previous Month

December 9, 2021
December 2021 Cotton Production

United States

December 9, 2021

Million Bales

17.3

12.9

16.3

12.9

17.2

20.9

18.4

19.9

14.6

18.3

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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December 2021 Field Crops

Acreage, Yield, and Production

Unit Unit

Sugarcane Ton Ton

% Change from Previous Estimate N/A ↓ 0.1 ↓ 1.9 ↓ 1.9

% Change from Previous Season N/A ↓ 1.7 ↓ 5.8 ↓ 7.3

N/A

Yield

(Units per Acre)

Harvested

(1,000 Acres)

Planted

(1,000 Acres)

Production

(1,000 Units)

931 35.9 33,458

32.2

30.8 30.4

32.1 32.1 33.2

34.5

31.9

36.1

33.5

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Million Tons

Sugarcane Production

United States
December 9, 2021

December 2021 Citrus

Utilized Production

All Oranges

% Change from Previous Estimate ↓ 1.2

% Change from Previous Season ↓ 13.4

Non-Valencia Oranges

% Change from Previous Estimate ↓ 2.0

% Change from Previous Season ↓ 17.1

Valencia Oranges

% Change from Previous Estimate NC

% Change from Previous Season ↓ 7.7

Grapefruit

% Change from Previous Estimate ↑ 2.7

% Change from Previous Season ↑ 6.6

Lemons

% Change from Previous Estimate NC

% Change from Previous Season ↑ 0.9

Tangerines

% Change from Previous Estimate NC

% Change from Previous Season ↓ 24.3

Production

(1,000 Tons)

883

3,833

2,229

1,604

454

892

11.07

9.37 9.03 8.73

7.70

6.08

8.14 7.85

6.90

6.06

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Million Tons

All Citrus Production

United States

8.27

6.77

6.35 6.09

5.09

3.88

5.43 5.25

4.43

3.83

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Million Tons

All Orange Production

United States
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December 9 Small Grain County Estimates

December 22 Cotton Ginnings

Cattle on Feed

Hogs and Pigs

December 30 Agricultural Prices

Cotton System

Fats & Oils

Grain Crushings

Cotton Ginnings

Crop Production

Crop Production Annual Summary

Grain Stocks

Rice Stocks

Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings

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