Released October 22, 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 21, : October 14, : October 21, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 89 90 93 93
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 100
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 99
California .....: 83 70 80 95
Georgia ........: 97 92 95 95
Kansas .........: 85 77 84 80
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 96 98 99 98
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 92
North Carolina .: 93 95 97 94
Oklahoma .......: 94 85 90 92
South Carolina .: 99 79 82 92
Tennessee ......: 100 98 99 92
Texas ..........: 79 79 83 84
Virginia .......: 100 91 96 98
:
15 States ......: 86 85 88 89
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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 21, : October 14, : October 21, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 43 28 41 43
Arizona ........: 27 26 29 30
Arkansas .......: 68 67 77 59
California .....: 24 20 30 43
Georgia ........: 36 20 29 31
Kansas .........: 9 2 3 7
Louisiana ......: 82 65 75 85
Mississippi ....: 57 60 70 66
Missouri .......: 60 70 81 45
North Carolina .: 29 17 30 21
Oklahoma .......: 20 12 17 15
South Carolina .: 40 18 24 24
Tennessee ......: 54 50 60 35
Texas ..........: 31 30 35 26
Virginia .......: 40 12 34 22
:
15 States ......: 36 32 39 33
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 21, 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 ........: 6 11 14 55 14
Arizona ........: 3 8 24 51 14
Arkansas .......: 1 4 16 42 37
California .....: - - 5 90 5
Georgia ........: 27 22 35 14 2
Kansas .........: 1 4 35 53 7
Louisiana ......: - 3 34 56 7
Mississippi ....: - 6 24 49 21
Missouri .......: 1 10 28 46 15
North Carolina .: 5 26 38 29 2
Oklahoma .......: 1 12 75 11 1
South Carolina .: - 6 43 36 15
Tennessee ......: 4 4 23 49 20
Texas ..........: 16 25 33 20 6
Virginia .......: 1 4 20 72 3
:
15 States ......: 13 20 33 26 8
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Previous week ..: 11 20 34 29 6
Previous year ..: 5 9 30 42 14
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- Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
