Released August 3, 2020, 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 2019 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 94 91 95 93
Arizona .........: 100 100 100 98
Arkansas ........: 98 99 100 100
California ......: 89 85 85 89
Georgia .........: 97 94 96 96
Kansas ..........: 75 81 86 74
Louisiana .......: 99 98 100 100
Mississippi .....: 90 87 92 95
Missouri ........: 86 56 69 94
North Carolina ..: 97 90 95 96
Oklahoma ........: 89 65 86 88
South Carolina ..: 96 74 80 92
Tennessee .......: 94 86 90 95
Texas ...........: 91 83 90 89
Virginia ........: 94 79 89 95
:
15 States .......: 92 84 91 91
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 75 60 73 77
Arizona ........: 80 88 95 79
Arkansas .......: 90 88 95 96
California .....: 63 45 65 66
Georgia ........: 77 63 76 75
Kansas .........: 23 22 28 24
Louisiana ......: 86 85 90 90
Mississippi ....: 64 55 70 78
Missouri .......: 42 22 28 56
North Carolina .: 79 51 64 72
Oklahoma .......: 36 25 36 36
South Carolina .: 62 27 48 63
Tennessee ......: 60 42 67 68
Texas ..........: 45 34 45 43
Virginia .......: 57 39 59 58
:
15 States ......: 55 42 54 55
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2020
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - 1 14 73 12
Arizona ........: - - 5 66 29
Arkansas .......: - - 12 47 41
California .....: - - 10 45 45
Georgia ........: 1 5 21 58 15
Kansas .........: 2 6 44 43 5
Louisiana ......: - 1 18 73 8
Mississippi ....: 1 8 26 51 14
Missouri .......: 2 10 40 47 1
North Carolina .: 5 11 34 46 4
Oklahoma .......: - 4 27 67 2
South Carolina .: 6 12 21 50 11
Tennessee ......: 4 9 20 52 15
Texas ..........: 5 19 51 20 5
Virginia .......: - 13 42 45 -
:
15 States ......: 3 13 39 36 9
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Previous week ..: 3 13 35 40 9
Previous year ..: 1 12 33 44 10
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS