Released November 5, 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 :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : November 4, : October 28, : November 4, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 94 95 98 96
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 100
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100
California .....: 94 85 90 98
Georgia ........: 99 97 98 98
Kansas .........: 96 88 95 93
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 100 100 100 100
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 99
North Carolina .: 100 99 100 98
Oklahoma .......: 99 95 98 97
South Carolina .: 100 90 96 98
Tennessee ......: 100 100 100 99
Texas ..........: 93 86 90 94
Virginia .......: 100 98 100 100
:
15 States ......: 96 91 94 97
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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 : November 4, : October 28, : November 4, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 56 50 66 61
Arizona ........: 42 35 40 43
Arkansas .......: 87 86 91 87
California .....: 47 35 45 72
Georgia ........: 56 42 53 54
Kansas .........: 16 4 8 19
Louisiana ......: 97 86 89 97
Mississippi ....: 85 77 85 88
Missouri .......: 88 87 92 73
North Carolina .: 63 48 61 50
Oklahoma .......: 39 23 28 38
South Carolina .: 63 34 43 50
Tennessee ......: 70 68 78 59
Texas ..........: 43 36 38 40
Virginia .......: 75 51 66 53
:
15 States ......: 53 44 49 52
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 4, 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 ........: 2 12 31 45 10
Arkansas .......: 1 4 16 42 37
California .....: - - - 100 -
Georgia ........: 27 23 31 17 2
Kansas .........: 1 6 35 48 10
Louisiana ......: - 3 34 56 7
Mississippi ....: - 6 24 49 21
Missouri .......: 1 10 28 46 15
North Carolina .: 6 15 34 38 7
Oklahoma .......: - - 88 12 -
South Carolina .: 1 5 46 34 14
Tennessee ......: 6 9 24 50 11
Texas ..........: 27 19 32 18 4
Virginia .......: 3 7 22 54 14
:
15 States ......: 19 16 32 26 7
:
Previous week ..: 18 16 31 27 8
Previous year ..: 5 10 30 41 14
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
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