Document Type
Report
Publication Date
10-1-2003
Keywords
Arkansas, cotton, planting, fruiting, harvesting, crop yield, crop quality
Abstract
The average yield in Arkansas in 2002 was 871 lb lint/acre from 920,000 harvested acres (960,000 planted) for a total of 1.67 million bales at a value of$336.5 million. This yield was second only to the record 877 lb lint/acre achieved in 1994. Last year's crop yield, and the five-year average, on a per acre basis are exceeded in the U.S. Cotton Belt only by California and Arizona. Cotton yields in Arkansas increased steadily during the eighties, but in the last decade yields have leveled off. Furthermore, the last five years have had extreme year-to-year variability in yields, which is a major point of concern with cotton producers.
Citation
Oosterhuis, D. M. (2003). Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2002. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/aaesser/175
Series Number
507
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