Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-2025

Keywords

Arkansas, cotton, planting, fruiting, harvesting, crop yield, crop quality, pest management

Abstract

Planted cotton acreage in Arkansas increased in 2024 to 670,000 planted acres, which was 160,000 acres more than in 2023 when Arkansas producers planted approximately 510,000 acres of cotton. A wet spring, and two hurricanes in three weeks in late summer/early fall led to a slight decrease in harvested acres that culminated in a final number of 640,000 (https://www.nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/stateOverview.php?state=ARKANSAS). Producers harvested 640,00 acres of cotton, which ranked third nationally, behind Texas and Georgia (https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/k3569432s/nk324887m/qn59s0097/cropan25.pdf). The total harvested acreage is the greatest amount since 680,000 acres in 2011. The average cotton yield in Arkansas in 2024 was 1,313 lb lint/acre, which ranked third, behind California and Missouri, respectively. This average yield set an all-time record, surpassing the previous mark of 1,295 lb lint/acre set in 2023 (Fig. 1). Arkansas farmers produced 1.75 million bales of cotton, which also ranked third nationwide and set a new state record.

Series Number

712

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