Released August 20, 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 : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 96 89 92 95
Arizona ........: 92 91 96 95
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100
California .....: 73 55 57 90
Georgia ........: 93 84 92 92
Kansas .........: 43 54 70 47
Louisiana ......: 99 100 100 99
Mississippi ....: 94 95 96 91
Missouri .......: 89 100 100 82
North Carolina .: 90 78 87 92
Oklahoma .......: 66 70 80 74
South Carolina .: 83 75 80 87
Tennessee ......: 96 93 98 89
Texas ..........: 84 71 82 82
Virginia .......: 94 75 90 94
:
15 States ......: 87 77 86 86
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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 : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 5 10 22 9
Arizona ........: 43 25 35 40
Arkansas .......: 9 7 14 10
California .....: - - - 6
Georgia ........: 10 3 7 10
Kansas .........: 6 1 2 4
Louisiana ......: 28 29 48 28
Mississippi ....: 15 12 26 13
Missouri .......: - 26 40 1
North Carolina .: 6 1 3 6
Oklahoma .......: 3 4 6 3
South Carolina .: 8 1 4 4
Tennessee ......: 7 8 14 6
Texas ..........: 14 17 19 14
Virginia .......: - 1 7 4
:
15 States ......: 12 13 17 12
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 19, 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 ........: - - 14 69 17
Arizona ........: 2 3 43 44 8
Arkansas .......: - 3 9 50 38
California .....: - - - 30 70
Georgia ........: - 6 25 56 13
Kansas .........: 1 2 32 53 12
Louisiana ......: - 2 43 51 4
Mississippi ....: - 6 21 51 22
Missouri .......: - 10 27 50 13
North Carolina .: 3 13 24 51 9
Oklahoma .......: 14 28 37 19 2
South Carolina .: - 3 20 55 22
Tennessee ......: 2 5 19 50 24
Texas ..........: 21 30 27 18 4
Virginia .......: 1 3 13 80 3
:
15 States ......: 13 20 25 33 9
:
Previous week ..: 14 20 26 32 8
Previous year ..: 5 6 26 48 15
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS