Released November 5, 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               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : November 4, : October 28, : November 4, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      94            95            98            96     
Arizona ........:     100           100           100           100     
Arkansas .......:     100           100           100           100     
California .....:      94            85            90            98     
Georgia ........:      99            97            98            98     
Kansas .........:      96            88            95            93     
Louisiana ......:     100           100           100           100     
Mississippi ....:     100           100           100           100     
Missouri .......:     100           100           100            99     
North Carolina .:     100            99           100            98     
Oklahoma .......:      99            95            98            97     
South Carolina .:     100            90            96            98     
Tennessee ......:     100           100           100            99     
Texas ..........:      93            86            90            94     
Virginia .......:     100            98           100           100     
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      96            91            94            97     
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : November 4, : October 28, : November 4, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     56            50            66            61      
Arizona ........:     42            35            40            43      
Arkansas .......:     87            86            91            87      
California .....:     47            35            45            72      
Georgia ........:     56            42            53            54      
Kansas .........:     16             4             8            19      
Louisiana ......:     97            86            89            97      
Mississippi ....:     85            77            85            88      
Missouri .......:     88            87            92            73      
North Carolina .:     63            48            61            50      
Oklahoma .......:     39            23            28            38      
South Carolina .:     63            34            43            50      
Tennessee ......:     70            68            78            59      
Texas ..........:     43            36            38            40      
Virginia .......:     75            51            66            53      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     53            44            49            52      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 4, 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 ........:     6          11          14           55         14     
Arizona ........:     2          12          31           45         10     
Arkansas .......:     1           4          16           42         37     
California .....:     -           -           -          100          -     
Georgia ........:    27          23          31           17          2     
Kansas .........:     1           6          35           48         10     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          34           56          7     
Mississippi ....:     -           6          24           49         21     
Missouri .......:     1          10          28           46         15     
North Carolina .:     6          15          34           38          7     
Oklahoma .......:     -           -          88           12          -     
South Carolina .:     1           5          46           34         14     
Tennessee ......:     6           9          24           50         11     
Texas ..........:    27          19          32           18          4     
Virginia .......:     3           7          22           54         14     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    19          16          32           26          7     
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Previous week ..:    18          16          31           27          8     
Previous year ..:     5          10          30           41         14     
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-  Represents zero.