Released October 21, 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]
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: Week ending :
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State : October 20, : October 13, : October 20, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 93 95 97 93
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 100
Arkansas .......: 100 99 100 99
California .....: 79 90 95 90
Georgia ........: 95 95 96 96
Kansas .........: 83 84 91 79
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 99 97 98 98
Missouri .......: 100 91 96 97
North Carolina .: 97 97 98 95
Oklahoma .......: 89 90 93 92
South Carolina .: 82 96 97 93
Tennessee ......: 99 93 97 97
Texas ..........: 82 81 90 84
Virginia .......: 95 97 99 97
:
15 States ......: 88 87 93 89
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : October 20, : October 13, : October 20, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 39 36 48 45
Arizona ........: 29 22 28 29
Arkansas .......: 76 54 67 65
California .....: 29 15 20 36
Georgia ........: 28 40 48 32
Kansas .........: 3 - 4 7
Louisiana ......: 74 72 81 82
Mississippi ....: 69 51 63 65
Missouri .......: 79 23 34 56
North Carolina .: 28 29 43 23
Oklahoma .......: 16 12 22 15
South Carolina .: 23 38 53 25
Tennessee ......: 59 35 52 43
Texas ..........: 34 27 32 29
Virginia .......: 31 38 51 24
:
15 States ......: 38 32 40 35
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 20, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 2 7 37 43 11
Arizona ........: - 13 43 40 4
Arkansas .......: - 4 14 42 40
California .....: - - 40 40 20
Georgia ........: 4 14 31 43 8
Kansas .........: 6 17 36 35 6
Louisiana ......: 1 5 33 52 9
Mississippi ....: - 5 27 49 19
Missouri .......: 12 17 51 20 -
North Carolina .: 5 12 30 43 10
Oklahoma .......: 3 19 24 52 2
South Carolina .: 1 8 27 58 6
Tennessee ......: 4 7 22 52 15
Texas ..........: 7 23 41 23 6
Virginia .......: - 2 12 86 -
:
15 States ......: 5 18 36 33 8
:
Previous week ..: 4 17 41 30 8
Previous year ..: 13 20 33 26 8
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
