Released October 13, 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 11, : October 4, : October 11, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 94 79 86 90
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 98
Arkansas .......: 98 98 100 99
California .....: 89 75 85 82
Georgia ........: 94 81 87 93
Kansas .........: 79 64 79 69
Louisiana ......: 99 99 100 100
Mississippi ....: 96 92 96 96
Missouri .......: 89 96 98 94
North Carolina .: 96 75 85 92
Oklahoma .......: 86 68 85 82
South Carolina .: 96 72 86 90
Tennessee ......: 92 85 91 94
Texas ..........: 80 83 89 76
Virginia .......: 96 75 93 91
:
15 States ......: 86 83 90 83
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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 11, : October 4, : October 11, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 33 2 12 29
Arizona ........: 21 19 22 24
Arkansas .......: 50 13 30 47
California .....: 12 5 15 12
Georgia ........: 37 8 13 22
Kansas .........: - 1 2 4
Louisiana ......: 66 39 61 68
Mississippi ....: 47 17 29 49
Missouri .......: 18 8 19 34
North Carolina .: 25 4 9 14
Oklahoma .......: 9 - 9 7
South Carolina .: 34 - 1 21
Tennessee ......: 31 7 18 30
Texas ..........: 26 26 35 26
Virginia .......: 32 5 9 12
:
15 States ......: 30 17 26 27
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 11, 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 22 64 10
Arizona ........: - - 6 56 38
Arkansas .......: 1 2 14 49 34
California .....: - - 45 50 5
Georgia ........: 3 10 33 46 8
Kansas .........: 3 12 42 38 5
Louisiana ......: - 3 56 41 -
Mississippi ....: 1 15 28 39 17
Missouri .......: 3 11 41 44 1
North Carolina .: 2 10 37 42 9
Oklahoma .......: 2 3 50 45 -
South Carolina .: 6 6 24 46 18
Tennessee ......: 7 12 20 49 12
Texas ..........: 20 26 28 19 7
Virginia .......: - 13 37 50 -
:
15 States ......: 12 18 30 31 9
:
Previous week ..: 10 17 33 32 8
Previous year ..: 4 17 41 30 8
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS