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Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Cotton Farms, 2007

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  • Foreman, Linda F.

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Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data for 2007 highlight the production\r practices and costs related to the cotton enterprise, as well as the characteristics of\r U.S. cotton farm operations. Combining ARMS data with ERS cost-of-cotton production\r estimates for 2007 provides a 1-year snapshot of cotton producers. For instance, low-cost producers reported higher yields and lower levels of major inputs per planted cotton acre than mid- and high-cost producers in 2007. Southwest producers accounted for a larger share of the smaller U.S. cotton crop in 2007 due to their lower cotton production costs and lack of alternative crops. Most U.S. cotton is produced on very large diversified farm\r operations, with cotton often constituting a small share of these operations’ total acres. In contrast, producers with larger cotton enterprises in 2007 relied more on their cotton crop, making them vulnerable to changes in cotton prices or yields. These producers, however, were also more likely to offset greater risks by purchasing revenue insurance on cotton.

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  • Foreman, Linda F., 2012. "Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Cotton Farms, 2007," Economic Information Bulletin 142358, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersib:142358
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.142358
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    1. Pongspikul, Tayatorn & McCann, Laura M., 2020. "Farmers’ Adoption of Pressure Irrigation Systems: The Case of Cotton Producers in the Southeastern versus Southwestern U.S," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304332, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Guiyan Wang & Michel Fok, 2014. "Farmer and Market Interactions in using Biotech Cotton Varieties and Seed. A Case in Northern China," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(5), pages 696-714, May.

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    Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management;
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