Released October 15, 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 13, : October 6, : October 13, : 2014-2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 90 92 95 89 Arizona ........: 100 100 100 99 Arkansas .......: 100 97 99 98 California .....: 67 86 90 86 Georgia ........: 91 92 95 94 Kansas .........: 76 65 84 69 Louisiana ......: 100 97 100 100 Mississippi ....: 98 93 97 96 Missouri .......: 100 83 91 95 North Carolina .: 95 94 97 92 Oklahoma .......: 83 77 90 86 South Carolina .: 77 95 96 89 Tennessee ......: 98 90 93 94 Texas ..........: 78 77 81 76 Virginia .......: 90 95 97 93 : 15 States ......: 84 83 87 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Harvested - Selected States[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 13, : October 6, : October 13, : 2014-2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 27 25 36 32 Arizona ........: 26 17 22 25 Arkansas .......: 64 41 54 47 California .....: 18 5 15 20 Georgia ........: 19 28 40 22 Kansas .........: 2 - - 5 Louisiana ......: 63 51 72 72 Mississippi ....: 57 37 51 52 Missouri .......: 67 7 23 40 North Carolina .: 16 16 29 14 Oklahoma .......: 11 1 12 8 South Carolina .: 17 25 38 18 Tennessee ......: 48 22 35 30 Texas ..........: 30 25 27 25 Virginia .......: 11 18 38 9 : 15 States ......: 31 25 32 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Represents zero. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 13, 2019[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1 10 37 42 10 Arizona ........: - 12 39 41 8 Arkansas .......: - 4 14 42 40 California .....: - - 50 35 15 Georgia ........: 4 13 30 46 7 Kansas .........: 2 11 36 44 7 Louisiana ......: 1 5 33 52 9 Mississippi ....: - 5 27 49 19 Missouri .......: 11 17 52 20 - North Carolina .: 5 21 28 37 9 Oklahoma .......: 1 5 70 21 3 South Carolina .: 1 8 30 56 5 Tennessee ......: 4 7 25 47 17 Texas ..........: 5 22 47 21 5 Virginia .......: - 4 15 81 - : 15 States ......: 4 17 41 30 8 : Previous week ..: 4 15 42 32 7 Previous year ..: 11 20 34 29 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
