Released October 5, 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]
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: Week ending :
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State : October 4, :September 27,: October 4, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 91 75 79 86
Arizona ........: 100 99 100 96
Arkansas .......: 96 95 98 97
California .....: 79 55 75 72
Georgia ........: 91 74 81 89
Kansas .........: 60 54 64 57
Louisiana ......: 96 97 99 99
Mississippi ....: 92 84 92 93
Missouri .......: 81 90 96 87
North Carolina .: 91 60 75 87
Oklahoma .......: 75 55 68 68
South Carolina .: 94 58 72 84
Tennessee ......: 88 66 85 87
Texas ..........: 75 60 83 66
Virginia .......: 93 56 75 81
:
15 States ......: 81 66 83 75
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 4, :September 27,: October 4, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 21 - 2 16
Arizona ........: 16 16 19 20
Arkansas .......: 36 6 13 29
California .....: 4 - 5 4
Georgia ........: 25 4 8 15
Kansas .........: - 1 1 3
Louisiana ......: 46 23 39 51
Mississippi ....: 33 10 17 31
Missouri .......: 7 3 8 16
North Carolina .: 13 1 4 8
Oklahoma .......: 1 - - 2
South Carolina .: 21 - - 14
Tennessee ......: 19 2 7 16
Texas ..........: 23 22 26 22
Virginia .......: 16 1 5 4
:
15 States ......: 22 13 17 20
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 4, 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 3 21 66 9
Arizona ........: - - 4 65 31
Arkansas .......: 2 3 14 49 32
California .....: - - 45 50 5
Georgia ........: 3 10 31 48 8
Kansas .........: 4 12 43 37 4
Louisiana ......: - 3 57 40 -
Mississippi ....: 1 11 28 46 14
Missouri .......: 2 6 38 49 5
North Carolina .: 3 18 42 33 4
Oklahoma .......: 1 4 45 50 -
South Carolina .: 6 6 20 53 15
Tennessee ......: 7 13 19 50 11
Texas ..........: 16 23 36 19 6
Virginia .......: - 13 37 50 -
:
15 States ......: 10 17 33 32 8
:
Previous week ..: 10 14 33 36 7
Previous year ..: 4 15 42 32 7
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS