Released September 28, 2020, 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 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 27,:September 20,:September 27,: 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Alabama ........: 86 66 75 80
Arizona ........: 98 98 99 92
Arkansas .......: 93 91 95 93
California .....: 57 40 55 60
Georgia ........: 85 64 74 83
Kansas .........: 41 41 54 45
Louisiana ......: 93 95 97 97
Mississippi ....: 85 73 84 87
Missouri .......: 71 62 90 78
North Carolina .: 82 49 60 79
Oklahoma .......: 64 45 55 57
South Carolina .: 89 39 58 76
Tennessee ......: 78 50 66 79
Texas ..........: 67 53 60 56
Virginia .......: 85 49 56 70
:
15 States ......: 73 57 66 66
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 27,:September 20,:September 27,: 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Alabama ........: 10 - - 6
Arizona ........: 14 12 16 16
Arkansas .......: 19 1 6 15
California .....: - - - -
Georgia ........: 16 1 4 9
Kansas .........: - - 1 2
Louisiana ......: 29 16 23 33
Mississippi ....: 18 6 10 17
Missouri .......: 6 2 3 7
North Carolina .: 4 - 1 3
Oklahoma .......: - - - 1
South Carolina .: 9 - - 8
Tennessee ......: 10 1 2 7
Texas ..........: 17 20 22 18
Virginia .......: 7 1 1 1
:
15 States ......: 15 11 13 14
------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2020
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Alabama ........: 2 4 28 61 5
Arizona ........: - - 2 72 26
Arkansas .......: 1 3 16 50 30
California .....: - - 45 50 5
Georgia ........: 2 10 24 54 10
Kansas .........: 3 11 39 41 6
Louisiana ......: - 7 51 40 2
Mississippi ....: 1 11 30 44 14
Missouri .......: 2 10 38 50 -
North Carolina .: 3 20 36 37 4
Oklahoma .......: 2 2 34 56 6
South Carolina .: 6 7 13 56 18
Tennessee ......: 7 13 18 50 12
Texas ..........: 16 19 38 22 5
Virginia .......: - 15 37 48 -
:
15 States ......: 10 14 33 36 7
:
Previous week ..: 9 18 28 35 10
Previous year ..: 3 17 40 34 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS