Released August 19, 2019, 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 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 18, : August 11, : August 18, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 92 87 93 94
Arizona ........: 95 90 99 95
Arkansas .......: 100 96 99 99
California .....: 57 85 90 82
Georgia ........: 91 88 95 94
Kansas .........: 68 38 55 50
Louisiana ......: 100 97 99 98
Mississippi ....: 96 82 91 92
Missouri .......: 100 55 70 83
North Carolina .: 86 91 94 90
Oklahoma .......: 79 69 83 73
South Carolina .: 79 86 97 88
Tennessee ......: 97 80 94 91
Texas ..........: 80 72 80 80
Virginia .......: 88 78 85 91
:
15 States ......: 85 77 85 85
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 18, : August 11, : August 18, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 20 2 12 12
Arizona ........: 34 23 35 39
Arkansas .......: 13 3 7 11
California .....: - - 5 4
Georgia ........: 6 9 22 10
Kansas .........: 2 1 1 4
Louisiana ......: 45 18 23 30
Mississippi ....: 24 3 8 17
Missouri .......: 38 - 7 8
North Carolina .: 3 1 8 6
Oklahoma .......: 6 - 4 3
South Carolina .: 4 1 10 3
Tennessee ......: 13 3 4 8
Texas ..........: 19 31 32 15
Virginia .......: 6 - 1 4
:
15 States ......: 16 20 24 13
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 18, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 9 29 49 12
Arizona ........: - 10 25 55 10
Arkansas .......: - 3 11 50 36
California .....: - - 55 30 15
Georgia ........: 2 8 31 51 8
Kansas .........: 3 13 41 38 5
Louisiana ......: - 3 28 64 5
Mississippi ....: 1 6 40 44 9
Missouri .......: 7 9 53 31 -
North Carolina .: 4 8 26 49 13
Oklahoma .......: - 9 45 43 3
South Carolina .: - 5 34 55 6
Tennessee ......: 6 8 21 50 15
Texas ..........: 2 17 39 36 6
Virginia .......: - - 6 91 3
:
15 States ......: 2 13 36 41 8
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Previous week ..: 1 9 34 47 9
Previous year ..: 13 20 25 33 9
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS