Released September 11, 2018, 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 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :September 9, :September 2, :September 9, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 31 41 54 40
Arizona ........: 83 63 74 73
Arkansas .......: 47 53 72 52
California .....: 12 - 4 39
Georgia ........: 49 26 40 51
Kansas .........: 22 17 24 17
Louisiana ......: 81 79 91 81
Mississippi ....: 45 55 69 49
Missouri .......: 40 52 66 26
North Carolina .: 33 25 43 36
Oklahoma .......: 24 18 36 26
South Carolina .: 45 16 28 42
Tennessee ......: 29 52 68 31
Texas ..........: 25 23 30 28
Virginia .......: 30 25 37 33
:
15 States ......: 33 29 39 35
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 9, :September 2, :September 9, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - (NA) - -
Arizona ........: 6 (NA) 8 5
Arkansas .......: - (NA) - -
California .....: - (NA) - -
Georgia ........: - (NA) - -
Kansas .........: 1 (NA) - -
Louisiana ......: 1 1 8 1
Mississippi ....: - (NA) 1 -
Missouri .......: - (NA) - -
North Carolina .: - (NA) - -
Oklahoma .......: - (NA) - -
South Carolina .: - (NA) - -
Tennessee ......: - (NA) - -
Texas ..........: 16 11 18 10
Virginia .......: - (NA) - -
:
15 States ......: 8 (NA) 10 5
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 9, 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 ........: - - 15 63 22
Arizona ........: 1 2 46 41 10
Arkansas .......: 1 3 12 39 45
California .....: - - - 30 70
Georgia ........: 1 8 29 50 12
Kansas .........: 1 1 27 58 13
Louisiana ......: - 4 37 53 6
Mississippi ....: - 5 22 51 22
Missouri .......: - 12 33 47 8
North Carolina .: 3 10 25 53 9
Oklahoma .......: 10 20 50 19 1
South Carolina .: 2 5 28 52 13
Tennessee ......: 2 2 16 53 27
Texas ..........: 21 31 30 15 3
Virginia .......: 1 2 6 88 3
:
15 States ......: 13 21 28 29 9
:
Previous week ..: 15 18 26 31 10
Previous year ..: 4 7 26 46 17
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS