Released September 4, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :September 2, : August 26, :September 2, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 99 95 97 99
Arizona ........: 99 98 100 99
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100
California .....: 80 65 67 95
Georgia ........: 98 96 97 98
Kansas .........: 68 88 95 75
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 99 97 99 98
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 95
North Carolina .: 97 91 95 97
Oklahoma .......: 87 86 91 91
South Carolina .: 97 88 95 96
Tennessee ......: 100 99 100 97
Texas ..........: 94 88 96 94
Virginia .......: 99 95 98 99
:
15 States ......: 96 91 96 96
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :September 2, : August 26, :September 2, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 25 28 41 28
Arizona ........: 71 55 63 60
Arkansas .......: 24 33 53 28
California .....: 9 - - 24
Georgia ........: 32 14 26 34
Kansas .........: 14 8 17 11
Louisiana ......: 68 67 79 69
Mississippi ....: 29 36 55 32
Missouri .......: 30 46 52 15
North Carolina .: 19 7 25 22
Oklahoma .......: 7 9 18 18
South Carolina .: 36 7 16 26
Tennessee ......: 13 23 52 18
Texas ..........: 20 20 23 23
Virginia .......: 18 15 25 20
:
15 States ......: 24 21 29 26
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 2, 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 ........: - - 18 60 22
Arizona ........: 3 4 38 42 13
Arkansas .......: - 3 14 38 45
California .....: - - - 30 70
Georgia ........: 1 7 28 50 14
Kansas .........: 1 2 25 59 13
Louisiana ......: - 3 42 48 7
Mississippi ....: - 5 22 54 19
Missouri .......: - 10 27 50 13
North Carolina .: 3 10 27 53 7
Oklahoma .......: 13 13 53 20 1
South Carolina .: - 1 30 53 16
Tennessee ......: - 1 10 54 35
Texas ..........: 25 28 26 16 5
Virginia .......: 1 2 14 80 3
:
15 States ......: 15 18 26 31 10
:
Previous week ..: 13 18 25 33 11
Previous year ..: 6 5 24 46 19
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS