Crop Profile for Cotton in Oklahoma

● In 2003 the state of Oklahoma had a record high yield of 616 pounds per acre. ● In 2003, Cotton ranked 7th in Oklahoma concerning value of production in agricultural commodities in Oklahoma. Cottons value ranked second within crops in Oklahoma. ● In Oklahoma in 2003, cotton was planted on approximately 180,000 acres of farmland. ● The value of the 2003 production of cotton in Oklahoma was $73,000,000. ● From 1999-2003, 530 lbs of cotton per acre was the average yield per harvested acre in Oklahoma. ● In Oklahoma an average total of 184,000 bales were harvested years 1999-2003. ● For 2003 Oklahoma produced approximately 218,000 bales of cotton; the highest production since 1994. ● In 2003 Oklahoma planted 180,000 acres of cotton. 51 % of the acres planted were Bt Cotton. Bollgard I accounted for 80 % and Bollgard II 20 % of the Bt cotton acres. 94 % of the 180,000 acres was harvested. ● Oklahoma contributed 1.19 % of the total cotton produced in the United States in 2003. ● Within Oklahoma approximately 70,000 acres of irrigated cotton were planted in 2003. 66,000 of those acres were harvested. Irrigated cotton yielded 1,011 pounds/acre in the state on average. ● Oklahoma ranked 13th in the U.S. in cotton production in 2003. The Crop Profile/PMSP database, including this document, is supported by USDA NIFA. The top five counties in cotton production in Oklahoma in order from first to fifth are Jackson County