Released August 6, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 5, : July 29, : August 5, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 92 89 91 96
Arizona .........: 97 96 98 99
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 84 80 85 96
Georgia .........: 97 93 96 95
Kansas ..........: 68 92 96 73
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 97 97 98 97
Missouri ........: 96 100 100 98
North Carolina ..: 97 94 97 97
Oklahoma ........: 94 85 88 88
South Carolina ..: 92 80 90 94
Tennessee .......: 98 98 100 95
Texas ...........: 89 84 90 93
Virginia ........: 98 90 98 97
:
15 States .......: 92 88 92 94
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 5, : July 29, : August 5, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 72 72 77 78
Arizona ........: 84 76 88 83
Arkansas .......: 97 99 100 97
California .....: 59 50 53 82
Georgia ........: 76 65 76 78
Kansas .........: 28 20 34 24
Louisiana ......: 93 96 99 92
Mississippi ....: 80 83 92 79
Missouri .......: 63 97 100 57
North Carolina .: 73 62 69 79
Oklahoma .......: 40 35 46 46
South Carolina .: 66 45 59 69
Tennessee ......: 85 70 85 70
Texas ..........: 43 35 47 52
Virginia .......: 74 45 60 66
:
15 States ......: 56 49 60 62
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 5, : July 29, : August 5, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - NA 1 -
Arizona ........: 22 15 22 22
Arkansas .......: 3 1 2 3
California .....: - NA - 3
Georgia ........: - NA 1 -
Kansas .........: 1 NA - -
Louisiana ......: 16 12 17 11
Mississippi ....: 3 6 11 2
Missouri .......: - NA 5 -
North Carolina .: - NA - 1
Oklahoma .......: - NA - -
South Carolina .: - NA - -
Tennessee ......: - NA - -
Texas ..........: 12 11 14 10
Virginia .......: - NA - -
:
15 States ......: 8 NA 9 6
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 5, 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 ........: - - 17 69 14
Arizona ........: 1 3 62 33 1
Arkansas .......: - 4 13 45 38
California .....: - - - 30 70
Georgia ........: - 7 23 59 11
Kansas .........: 1 3 29 55 12
Louisiana ......: - 2 53 40 5
Mississippi ....: - 4 28 48 20
Missouri .......: - 5 32 51 12
North Carolina .: 2 9 30 53 6
Oklahoma .......: 5 25 38 28 4
South Carolina .: - 2 23 52 23
Tennessee ......: 2 3 13 55 27
Texas ..........: 18 31 30 18 3
Virginia .......: 1 2 6 89 2
:
15 States ......: 11 21 28 32 8
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Previous week ..: 11 19 27 34 9
Previous year ..: 6 8 29 41 16
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
