USA: Crop Progress

USA: Crop Progress

Released October 15, 2019, 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 2018 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : October 13, : October 6,  : October 13, :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      90            92            95            89     
Arizona ........:     100           100           100            99     
Arkansas .......:     100            97            99            98     
California .....:      67            86            90            86     
Georgia ........:      91            92            95            94     
Kansas .........:      76            65            84            69     
Louisiana ......:     100            97           100           100     
Mississippi ....:      98            93            97            96     
Missouri .......:     100            83            91            95     
North Carolina .:      95            94            97            92     
Oklahoma .......:      83            77            90            86     
South Carolina .:      77            95            96            89     
Tennessee ......:      98            90            93            94     
Texas ..........:      78            77            81            76     
Virginia .......:      90            95            97            93     
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      84            83            87            83     
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : October 13, : October 6,  : October 13, :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     27            25            36            32      
Arizona ........:     26            17            22            25      
Arkansas .......:     64            41            54            47      
California .....:     18             5            15            20      
Georgia ........:     19            28            40            22      
Kansas .........:      2             -             -             5      
Louisiana ......:     63            51            72            72      
Mississippi ....:     57            37            51            52      
Missouri .......:     67             7            23            40      
North Carolina .:     16            16            29            14      
Oklahoma .......:     11             1            12             8      
South Carolina .:     17            25            38            18      
Tennessee ......:     48            22            35            30      
Texas ..........:     30            25            27            25      
Virginia .......:     11            18            38             9      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     31            25            32            27      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     
 
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 13, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     1          10          37          42          10     
Arizona ........:     -          12          39          41           8     
Arkansas .......:     -           4          14          42          40     
California .....:     -           -          50          35          15     
Georgia ........:     4          13          30          46           7     
Kansas .........:     2          11          36          44           7     
Louisiana ......:     1           5          33          52           9     
Mississippi ....:     -           5          27          49          19     
Missouri .......:    11          17          52          20           -     
North Carolina .:     5          21          28          37           9     
Oklahoma .......:     1           5          70          21           3     
South Carolina .:     1           8          30          56           5     
Tennessee ......:     4           7          25          47          17     
Texas ..........:     5          22          47          21           5     
Virginia .......:     -           4          15          81           -     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     4          17          41          30           8     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     4          15          42          32           7     
Previous year ..:    11          20          34          29           6     
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-  Represents zero.                                                         
Source: USDA-NASS
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