USA: Crop Progress

USA: Crop Progress

Released June 25, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : June 24,  : June 17,  : June 24,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    38          17          31          47     
Arizona .........:    63          30          45          59     
Arkansas ........:    81          66          75          69     
California ......:    29          20          35          50     
Georgia .........:    38          27          42          37     
Kansas ..........:     4           6          30           5     
Louisiana .......:    67          67          83          57     
Mississippi .....:    33          19          40          37     
Missouri ........:    23          49          57          28     
North Carolina ..:    37          15          38          30     
Oklahoma ........:    19          11          18          15     
South Carolina ..:    31          19          23          24     
Tennessee .......:    34          33          54          31     
Texas ...........:    27          18          23          20     
Virginia ........:    49          27          42          36     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    32          22          32          28     
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :  June 24,   :  June 17,   :  June 24,   :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      -           (NA)            1             2      
Arizona ........:     19           (NA)           10            15      
Arkansas .......:      9              -            7             3      
California .....:      -           (NA)            -             2      
Georgia ........:      2           (NA)            1             2      
Kansas .........:      -           (NA)            -             -      
Louisiana ......:     14              1            7             7      
Mississippi ....:      4           (NA)            -             3      
Missouri .......:      -           (NA)            -             -      
North Carolina .:      -           (NA)            -             -      
Oklahoma .......:      -           (NA)            -             -      
South Carolina .:      1           (NA)            -             1      
Tennessee ......:      2              -            1             1      
Texas ..........:      9              8           10             7      
Virginia .......:      -           (NA)            -             -      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      7           (NA)            6             5      
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-    Represents zero.                                                   
(NA) Not available.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending June 24, 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 ........:     -           -          29          59          12     
Arizona ........:     -           6          41          43          10     
Arkansas .......:     -           1          11          42          46     
California .....:     -           -          15          75          10     
Georgia ........:     1           7          27          58           7     
Kansas .........:     1           5          33          56           5     
Louisiana ......:     -          10          39          43           8     
Mississippi ....:     -           3          26          52          19     
Missouri .......:     -           4          36          53           7     
North Carolina .:     4          10          23          53          10     
Oklahoma .......:     -          15          40          40           5     
South Carolina .:     -           -          22          68          10     
Tennessee ......:     2           4          13          67          14     
Texas ..........:     2          28          48          20           2     
Virginia .......:     3           3          30          59           5     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     1          18          39          35           7     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     5          21          36          33           5     
Previous year ..:     1           9          33          46          11     
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-  Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
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