The USDA says farmers produced more cotton in 2021 than 2020, while rice production dropped sharply.

Upland cotton totaled 17.257 million bales, up 3.196 million on the year but below December’s projection, with the average yield 6 pounds per acre higher at 841 pounds per acre and harvested area jumping 1.693 million acres to 9.968 million. In 2020, upland cotton totaled 14.601 million bales with an average yield of 835 pound per acre and harvested area of 8.275 million acres.

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