Oklahoma is the fourth largest cotton producer in the US. A 17 per cent increase in cotton production has been forecasted due to more acreage being placed in cotton. A lot of people are moving to cotton now. As of August 1, Oklahoma had 4,50,000 acres in production, an increase of 55 per cent. Last year the state finished the season with 2,90,000 acres in cotton and was ranked sixth nationally in acres harvested.

In 2003, Oklahoma was ranked 13th nationally in cotton production. The state’s cotton production in the late 1990s and early 2000s hovered at 530 pounds an acre. However, advances in technology and methods of fighting the boll weevil have improved yields dramatically.

Texas leads the US with a forecast of 5.7 million acres, with Georgia second at 1.3 million acres. Mississippi third in forecast acreage. The prospect for cotton crop in the US has been lifted above 20 million bales, an 11-year high. This despite damage from Hurricane Harvey. The forecast for the crop in India, the world's top grower, has been raised to 6.46 million tons and that for production in China to 5.16 million tons.