USDA Cuts U.S. Cotton Production Forecast as Yields Decline in 2025/26
January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- USDA's Economic Research Service has published the Cotton and Wool Outlook Tables for January 14, 2026, compiled by Leslie Meyer and Taylor Dew, updating U.S. upland cotton production to 13.530 million bales on 7.667 million harvested acres and a yield of 847 pounds per acre--down from December's 922 pounds per acre projection amid challenging conditions in key states. The tables, drawing from National Agricultural Statistics Service data, project total . . .
