Released October 9, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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 : October 7, :September 30,: October 7, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 81 83 88 83
Arizona ........: 97 98 99 95
Arkansas .......: 99 99 100 95
California .....: 74 25 50 85
Georgia ........: 90 82 88 88
Kansas .........: 57 64 73 58
Louisiana ......: 100 99 100 98
Mississippi ....: 88 92 97 91
Missouri .......: 91 95 100 78
North Carolina .: 84 86 93 86
Oklahoma .......: 69 59 74 77
South Carolina .: 95 56 68 84
Tennessee ......: 91 95 96 80
Texas ..........: 59 56 70 65
Virginia .......: 85 72 82 85
:
15 States ......: 71 67 78 74
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 7, :September 30,: October 7, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 20 5 19 19
Arizona ........: 21 22 25 19
Arkansas .......: 26 23 45 24
California .....: 9 - 5 10
Georgia ........: 18 6 12 14
Kansas .........: 5 - 1 3
Louisiana ......: 60 38 51 58
Mississippi ....: 30 24 40 34
Missouri .......: 21 28 50 14
North Carolina .: 12 3 8 8
Oklahoma .......: 3 3 7 2
South Carolina .: 18 6 10 13
Tennessee ......: 21 14 33 13
Texas ..........: 26 25 28 20
Virginia .......: 4 - 3 2
:
15 States ......: 24 19 25 18
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 7, 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 ........: - 2 18 58 22
Arizona ........: 1 10 32 47 10
Arkansas .......: 1 3 16 40 40
California .....: - - - 100 -
Georgia ........: 1 8 32 48 11
Kansas .........: - 1 25 60 14
Louisiana ......: - 3 34 56 7
Mississippi ....: - 7 24 49 20
Missouri .......: 1 10 28 46 15
North Carolina .: 6 21 40 30 3
Oklahoma .......: 2 6 78 13 1
South Carolina .: 1 6 35 45 13
Tennessee ......: 4 4 19 51 22
Texas ..........: 10 28 34 22 6
Virginia .......: 1 2 20 72 5
:
15 States ......: 6 19 33 32 10
:
Previous week ..: 6 19 33 32 10
Previous year ..: 8 7 25 42 18
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- Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
