Released July 29, 2019, 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 2018 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 28,  : July 21,  : July 28,  : 2014-2018 
                 :   2018    :   2019    :   2019    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     88         88          92           89    
Arizona .........:     96         97          99           96    
Arkansas ........:    100         95          97          100    
California ......:     79         80          85           89    
Georgia .........:     92         90          95           94    
Kansas ..........:     91         60          67           64    
Louisiana .......:    100         93          98           99    
Mississippi .....:     97         74          85           94    
Missouri ........:    100         64          81           93    
North Carolina ..:     93         90          93           94    
Oklahoma ........:     83         77          78           80    
South Carolina ..:     79         89          91           90    
Tennessee .......:     98         79          88           94    
Texas ...........:     82         74          83           83    
Virginia ........:     89         88          92           92    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     87         78          86           87    
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :  July 28,   :  July 21,   :  July 28,   :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     70            50            69            68      
Arizona ........:     72            59            74            70      
Arkansas .......:     99            79            87            95      
California .....:     48            35            45            69      
Georgia ........:     63            60            72            67      
Kansas .........:     19            10            15            14      
Louisiana ......:     95            59            72            86      
Mississippi ....:     82            33            55            74      
Missouri .......:     96             6            26            50      
North Carolina .:     59            53            70            65      
Oklahoma .......:     34            18            25            33      
South Carolina .:     44            53            59            62      
Tennessee ......:     67            24            47            59      
Texas ..........:     34            24            34            34      
Virginia .......:     43            32            44            48      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     48            33            45            48      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 28, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     1           6          33          51           9     
Arizona ........:     -          10          34          49           7     
Arkansas .......:     -           2          14          47          37     
California .....:     -           -          90          10           -     
Georgia ........:     3           7          29          51          10     
Kansas .........:     8          19          40          30           3     
Louisiana ......:     -           1          27          63           9     
Mississippi ....:     -           7          37          41          15     
Missouri .......:     7           9          53          31           -     
North Carolina .:     5          18          27          45           5     
Oklahoma .......:     -           -          27          69           4     
South Carolina .:     -           3          28          63           6     
Tennessee ......:     4           7          21          55          13     
Texas ..........:     1          13          27          41          18     
Virginia .......:     -           1           6          83          10     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     1          10          28          46          15     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     2           8          30          50          10     
Previous year ..:    11          19          27          34           9     
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-  Represents zero.