Released October 29, 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 28, : October 21, : October 28, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 92 93 95 95
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 100
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100
California .....: 85 80 85 96
Georgia ........: 98 95 97 97
Kansas .........: 92 84 88 87
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 100 99 100 100
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 96
North Carolina .: 97 97 99 97
Oklahoma .......: 97 90 95 95
South Carolina .: 99 82 90 95
Tennessee ......: 100 99 100 96
Texas ..........: 89 83 86 91
Virginia .......: 100 96 98 99
:
15 States ......: 92 88 91 94
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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 28, : October 21, : October 28, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 52 41 50 53
Arizona ........: 37 29 35 37
Arkansas .......: 80 77 86 76
California .....: 29 30 35 57
Georgia ........: 45 29 42 43
Kansas .........: 12 3 4 11
Louisiana ......: 92 75 86 93
Mississippi ....: 74 70 77 80
Missouri .......: 78 81 87 61
North Carolina .: 50 30 48 35
Oklahoma .......: 31 17 23 27
South Carolina .: 52 24 34 36
Tennessee ......: 64 60 68 48
Texas ..........: 36 35 36 33
Virginia .......: 63 34 51 39
:
15 States ......: 45 39 44 43
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 28, 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 ........: 7 18 15 48 12
Arizona ........: 2 10 31 47 10
Arkansas .......: 1 4 16 42 37
California .....: - - - 100 -
Georgia ........: 27 19 33 19 2
Kansas .........: 1 4 36 54 5
Louisiana ......: - 3 34 56 7
Mississippi ....: - 6 24 49 21
Missouri .......: 1 10 28 46 15
North Carolina .: 7 16 33 39 5
Oklahoma .......: 1 3 77 18 1
South Carolina .: 1 2 47 34 16
Tennessee ......: 6 8 22 49 15
Texas ..........: 25 19 30 20 6
Virginia .......: 3 5 24 63 5
:
15 States ......: 18 16 31 27 8
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Previous week ..: 13 20 33 26 8
Previous year ..: 5 10 30 41 14
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- Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
