USDA: Crop Progress

Released June 18, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).


Cotton Planted - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : June 17,  : June 10,  : June 17,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     98          90          94          97    
Arizona .........:    100         100         100         100    
Arkansas ........:    100         100         100         100    
California ......:    100         100         100         100    
Georgia .........:     97          86          93          96    
Kansas ..........:     88          91          97          80    
Louisiana .......:    100         100         100         100    
Mississippi .....:     97          96          98          98    
Missouri ........:    100         100         100         100    
North Carolina ..:     97          92          97          98    
Oklahoma ........:     95          82          94          84    
South Carolina ..:     97          92          96          96    
Tennessee .......:     99          99         100          99    
Texas ...........:     91          88          95          92    
Virginia ........:     97          98         100          98    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     94          90          96          94    
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Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : June 17,  : June 10,  : June 17,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    16           9          17          25     
Arizona .........:    51          20          30          44     
Arkansas ........:    56          38          66          37     
California ......:    19          10          20          37     
Georgia .........:    25          17          27          21     
Kansas ..........:     1           1           6           2     
Louisiana .......:    51          40          67          39     
Mississippi .....:    23          13          19          20     
Missouri ........:    12          24          49          16     
North Carolina ..:    24           9          15          16     
Oklahoma ........:    12          10          11           8     
South Carolina ..:    21           4          19          14     
Tennessee .......:    22          16          33          17     
Texas ...........:    17          14          18          13     
Virginia ........:    36          15          27          19     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    21          15          22          17     
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending June 17, 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 ........:     3          12          20          57           8     
Arizona ........:     -           2          50          41           7     
Arkansas .......:     -           1          13          46          40     
California .....:     -           -          20          70          10     
Georgia ........:     1           8          28          57           6     
Kansas .........:     1           5          23          69           2     
Louisiana ......:     -           7          49          40           4     
Mississippi ....:     -           3          26          53          18     
Missouri .......:     -           8          34          51           7     
North Carolina .:     7           9          20          58           6     
Oklahoma .......:     5          19          53          22           1     
South Carolina .:     -           -          19          69          12     
Tennessee ......:     2           4          20          62          12     
Texas ..........:     8          31          42          18           1     
Virginia .......:     3           5          31          59           2     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     5          21          36          33           5     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     3          18          37          38           4     
Previous year ..:     1           5          33          51          10     
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-  Represents zero.

Source: USDA-NASS