USA: Cotton Planted Area Drops 10% in 2025

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this Tuesday (1st), through the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, that the total area planted with cotton for the 2025 crop is estimated at 10.1 million acres. This number represents a 10% reduction compared to the area registered in the previous year. According to the USDA, the area destined for upland cotton should reach 9.95 million acres, which configures a 9% drop in relation to 2024. For American Pima cotton, the estimate is 171,000 acres planted, 17% below the area registered in the previous year. As of June 29, producers had completed planting 95% of the crop, two percentage points below the same period in 2024 and three points below the five-year average. Still according to the report, 40% of cotton had reached the squaring stage, one point behind last year, but three points above the ...