Released August 13, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :August 12, : August 5, :August 12, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 97 91 96 98
Arizona .........: 100 98 100 100
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 89 85 90 97
Georgia .........: 99 96 98 98
Kansas ..........: 78 96 99 81
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 99 98 99 99
Missouri ........: 100 100 100 99
North Carolina ..: 99 97 98 99
Oklahoma ........: 98 88 99 95
South Carolina ..: 95 90 95 97
Tennessee .......: 99 100 100 97
Texas ...........: 96 90 95 97
Virginia ........: 100 98 100 99
:
15 States .......: 97 92 96 98
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 12, : August 5, : August 12, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 88 77 89 87
Arizona ........: 88 88 91 90
Arkansas .......: 99 100 100 99
California .....: 64 53 55 85
Georgia ........: 86 76 84 87
Kansas .........: 36 34 54 37
Louisiana ......: 97 99 100 96
Mississippi ....: 86 92 95 86
Missouri .......: 81 100 100 71
North Carolina .: 85 69 78 87
Oklahoma .......: 58 46 70 59
South Carolina .: 75 59 75 80
Tennessee ......: 91 85 93 82
Texas ..........: 71 47 71 72
Virginia .......: 89 60 75 85
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15 States ......: 77 60 77 78
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 12, : August 5, : August 12, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 1 10 3
Arizona ........: 27 22 25 30
Arkansas .......: 6 2 7 6
California .....: - - - 4
Georgia ........: 3 1 3 4
Kansas .........: 2 - 1 1
Louisiana ......: 19 17 29 17
Mississippi ....: 6 11 12 6
Missouri .......: - 5 26 -
North Carolina .: 3 - 1 3
Oklahoma .......: 2 - 4 1
South Carolina .: 2 - 1 -
Tennessee ......: 3 - 8 3
Texas ..........: 13 14 17 12
Virginia .......: - - 1 1
:
15 States ......: 10 9 13 9
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 12, 2018
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 1 18 62 18
Arizona ........: 1 2 56 35 6
Arkansas .......: - 4 12 47 37
California .....: - - - 30 70
Georgia ........: 1 7 25 56 11
Kansas .........: 1 1 31 55 12
Louisiana ......: - 2 52 40 6
Mississippi ....: - 5 23 50 22
Missouri .......: - 8 27 52 13
North Carolina .: 5 15 25 46 9
Oklahoma .......: 12 34 31 21 2
South Carolina .: - 3 24 53 20
Tennessee ......: 3 6 17 51 23
Texas ..........: 23 29 28 17 3
Virginia .......: 1 2 6 89 2
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15 States ......: 14 20 26 32 8
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Previous week ..: 11 21 28 32 8
Previous year ..: 8 4 27 44 17
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- Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
