Released October 28, 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]------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2014-2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 95 97 98 95 Arizona ........: 100 100 100 100 Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100 California .....: 84 95 97 93 Georgia ........: 97 96 97 98 Kansas .........: 87 91 95 87 Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100 Mississippi ....: 100 98 100 99 Missouri .......: 100 96 100 99 North Carolina .: 99 98 100 98 Oklahoma .......: 94 93 95 95 South Carolina .: 89 97 98 96 Tennessee ......: 100 97 100 99 Texas ..........: 86 90 93 89 Virginia .......: 98 99 100 98 : 15 States ......: 91 93 95 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Harvested - Selected States[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2014-2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 49 48 61 56 Arizona ........: 34 28 31 36 Arkansas .......: 85 67 77 80 California .....: 34 20 35 49 Georgia ........: 40 48 56 44 Kansas .........: 4 4 9 9 Louisiana ......: 84 81 88 91 Mississippi ....: 76 63 73 78 Missouri .......: 86 34 51 71 North Carolina .: 45 43 50 38 Oklahoma .......: 22 22 29 25 South Carolina .: 33 53 60 38 Tennessee ......: 67 52 60 58 Texas ..........: 36 32 36 34 Virginia .......: 49 51 60 41 : 15 States ......: 43 40 46 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 27, 2019[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 4 10 38 38 10 Arizona ........: - 9 34 46 11 Arkansas .......: - 4 14 42 40 California .....: - - 35 35 30 Georgia ........: 4 10 34 45 7 Kansas .........: 2 13 41 38 6 Louisiana ......: 1 5 33 52 9 Mississippi ....: - 5 27 49 19 Missouri .......: 8 12 52 28 - North Carolina .: 6 14 25 44 11 Oklahoma .......: 2 17 30 47 4 South Carolina .: 1 8 27 58 6 Tennessee ......: 3 4 20 55 18 Texas ..........: 7 20 45 24 4 Virginia .......: - 4 16 80 - : 15 States ......: 5 15 40 33 7 : Previous week ..: 5 18 36 33 8 Previous year ..: 18 16 31 27 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Represents zero. Source: USDA-NASS