ATHENS, Ga. — Each September, NASS has the opportunity to revise planted and harvested acreage estimates for cotton and peanuts. This year, NASS also included corn and soybeans in this review due to the completeness of this season’s data for these crops. Revisions are based on all available data, including the latest certified acreage data from the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Key findings for the Southern Region from the September Crop Production report include:
Alabama: Corn for grain production is forecast at 35.4 million bushels, down 9 percent from last month and down 37 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 122 bushels per acre. Cotton planted acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 430,000 acres with production forecast at 740,000 bales, up 7 percent from 2021. Yield is forecast at 836 pounds per acre. Peanut acreage is revised down from the previous estimate to 165,000 acres planted with production forecast at 619 million pounds, down slightly from 2021. Yield is forecast at 3,800 pounds per acre. Soybean acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 360,000 acres planted with production forecast at 14.9 million bushels, up 3 percent from last month and up 6 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 42 bushels per acre.
Florida: Cotton acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 106,000 acres planted with production forecast at 175,000 bales, up 13 percent from last month and up 46 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 808 pounds per acre. Peanut acreage is revised down from the previous estimate to 155,000 acres planted. With yield forecast at a record high of 4,300 pounds per harvested acre, peanut production is forecast at 632 million pounds, up 7 percent from 2021. Sugarcane production is forecast at 17.4 million tons, up 2 percent from 2021.
Georgia: Corn acreage is revised down from the previous estimate to 425,000 acres planted and 385,000 harvested for grain. Production is forecast at 65.8 million bushels, up 2 percent from last month, but down 19 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 171 bushels per acre. Cotton acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 1.29 million acres planted with production forecast at 2.40 million bales, up 9 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 900 pounds per acre. Peanut acreage is revised down from the previous estimate to 685,000 acres planted. Production is forecast at 3.06 billion pounds, down 8 percent from a year ago. Soybean acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 165,000 acres planted and 160,000 acres harvested for beans. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average a record high 46 bushels per harvested acre. Production is forecast at 7.36 million bushels, up 19 percent from 2021. Tobacco production is forecast at 12.6 million pounds, down 5 percent from last month and down 13 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 2,100 pounds per acre.
South Carolina: Corn for grain production is forecast at 37.8 million bushels, down 28 percent from 2021. Cotton acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 270,000 acres planted with production forecast at 495,000 bales, up 4 percent from last month and up 16 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 897 pounds per acre. Peanut acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 71,000 planted acres. With yield forecast at a record high of 4,200 pounds per harvested acre, peanut production is forecast at 286 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2021. Soybean acreage is revised up from the previous estimate to 405,000 acres planted with production forecast at 14.0 million bushels, down 4 percent from last year. Tobacco production, at 12.0 million pounds, is down 12 percent from last year.
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–USDA, NASS