Released October 7, 2019, 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 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 6, :September 29,: October 6, : 2014-2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 87 88 92 86 Arizona ........: 99 99 100 95 Arkansas .......: 100 94 97 96 California .....: 46 60 86 77 Georgia ........: 87 87 92 90 Kansas .........: 72 46 65 59 Louisiana ......: 100 94 97 99 Mississippi ....: 96 88 93 93 Missouri .......: 99 76 83 88 North Carolina .: 92 85 94 88 Oklahoma .......: 72 69 77 75 South Carolina .: 66 91 95 84 Tennessee ......: 96 82 90 89 Texas ..........: 68 71 77 65 Virginia .......: 81 89 95 83 : 15 States ......: 76 77 83 75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Harvested - Selected States[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 6, :September 29,: October 6, : 2014-2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 17 12 25 20 Arizona ........: 25 15 17 21 Arkansas .......: 42 22 41 28 California .....: 4 - 5 6 Georgia ........: 11 18 28 14 Kansas .........: 1 - - 3 Louisiana ......: 49 33 51 56 Mississippi ....: 38 23 37 34 Missouri .......: 47 6 7 21 North Carolina .: 7 5 16 8 Oklahoma .......: 6 - 1 2 South Carolina .: 9 12 25 13 Tennessee ......: 30 12 22 17 Texas ..........: 28 18 25 22 Virginia .......: 3 10 18 2 : 15 States ......: 24 16 25 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Represents zero. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 6, 2019[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 2 11 38 42 7 Arizona ........: - 9 30 50 11 Arkansas .......: - 3 14 40 43 California .....: - - 50 40 10 Georgia ........: 4 11 32 47 6 Kansas .........: 6 15 32 39 8 Louisiana ......: 1 5 33 52 9 Mississippi ....: - 5 35 47 13 Missouri .......: 12 14 55 19 - North Carolina .: 11 29 26 28 6 Oklahoma .......: 8 3 73 15 1 South Carolina .: 1 8 29 56 6 Tennessee ......: 4 7 26 45 18 Texas ..........: 4 19 47 26 4 Virginia .......: - 9 19 72 - : 15 States ......: 4 15 42 32 7 : Previous week ..: 3 17 40 34 6 Previous year ..: 6 19 33 32 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
