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The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) has released the 2025 cotton acreage estimates. Becky Sommer with USDA NASS explains.
Growers planted 10.1 million acres in 2025, down 10 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 9.95 million acres, down 9 percent from 2024. Compared with last year, Upland planted area decreased in 15 of the 17 major cotton-producing states.
Nationwide, 92 percent of the cotton crop was planted by June 22, one percent behind of the previous year and 3 percent behind the 5-year average. Twenty-six percent of the Nation’s cotton acreage had reached the squaring stage, three percent behind last year but even with the 5-year average. Forty-seven percent of the 2025 cotton acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, 1 percent below the previous week and 9 percent below the previous year.
Cotton growers in Georgia planted an estimated 1.0 million acres, down 9 percent from 2024. Alabama forecasts a 15 percent decrease in planting this year at 340,000 acres of cotton. In Florida, cotton planted is estimated at 75,000 acres, a 12 percent decrease from the previous season.
This is Becky Sommer with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Dale Sandlin with Southeast AgNet.