Prospective Plantings Cotton in the United States decreased to 9.64 Million Acres in 2026 from 9.87 Million Acres in 2025. Prospective Plantings Cotton in the United States averaged 12.46 Million Acres from 1964 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.20 Million Acres in 1995 and a record low of 8.81 Million Acres in 2009. source: US Department of Agriculture



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-03-31 04:00 PM
Prospective Plantings - Cotton
2025 9.867M 10.673M 10.17M
2026-03-31 04:00 PM
Prospective Plantings - Cotton
2026 9.64M 9.867M 9.11M


United States Prospective Plantings - Cotton
The USDA's Prospective Plantings report contains the expected plantings and last year's harvest for principal crops and tobacco presented on a state basis. Principal crops are as follows: corn, all wheat, winter wheat, durum wheat, other spring wheat, oats, barley, flaxseed, cotton, rice, all sorghum, sweet potatoes, dry edible beans, soybeans, sunflower, peanuts, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.64 9.87 16.20 8.81 1964 - 2026 Million Acres Yearly
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