Released August 31, 2020, 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 2019 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 30, : August 23, : August 30, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 98 95 97 98
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 99
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100
California .....: 94 95 100 87
Georgia ........: 99 95 98 98
Kansas .........: 78 78 89 76
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 94 89 93 96
Missouri .......: 99 73 80 94
North Carolina .: 97 85 90 96
Oklahoma .......: 97 80 90 89
South Carolina .: 100 83 87 97
Tennessee ......: 99 95 97 98
Texas ..........: 93 86 92 93
Virginia .......: 94 90 94 96
:
15 States ......: 95 88 93 95
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 30, : August 23, : August 30, : 2015-2019
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 43 13 18 33
Arizona ........: 58 70 85 57
Arkansas .......: 35 25 49 30
California .....: 8 5 10 8
Georgia ........: 39 14 23 30
Kansas .........: 3 9 17 9
Louisiana ......: 47 40 61 61
Mississippi ....: 25 17 23 35
Missouri .......: 18 - 1 22
North Carolina .: 24 5 19 22
Oklahoma .......: 14 15 16 11
South Carolina .: 35 2 4 24
Tennessee ......: 12 2 9 19
Texas ..........: 37 27 33 24
Virginia .......: 20 5 15 18
:
15 States ......: 34 22 29 26
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 30, 2020
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - - 14 72 14
Arizona ........: - - 4 65 31
Arkansas .......: - 1 13 46 40
California .....: - - 25 55 20
Georgia ........: 1 5 22 56 16
Kansas .........: 3 7 41 43 6
Louisiana ......: 1 8 44 42 5
Mississippi ....: - 8 27 52 13
Missouri .......: 2 12 36 49 1
North Carolina .: 9 12 23 48 8
Oklahoma .......: 2 7 55 34 2
South Carolina .: 5 6 16 54 19
Tennessee ......: 6 11 17 54 12
Texas ..........: 24 18 29 24 5
Virginia .......: - 6 37 57 -
:
15 States ......: 15 13 28 35 9
:
Previous week ..: 12 13 29 37 9
Previous year ..: 1 14 37 39 9
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS