USA: Crop Progress
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Released September 4, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :September 2, : August 26,  :September 2, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      99            95            97            99     
Arizona ........:      99            98           100            99     
Arkansas .......:     100           100           100           100     
California .....:      80            65            67            95     
Georgia ........:      98            96            97            98     
Kansas .........:      68            88            95            75     
Louisiana ......:     100           100           100           100     
Mississippi ....:      99            97            99            98     
Missouri .......:     100           100           100            95     
North Carolina .:      97            91            95            97     
Oklahoma .......:      87            86            91            91     
South Carolina .:      97            88            95            96     
Tennessee ......:     100            99           100            97     
Texas ..........:      94            88            96            94     
Virginia .......:      99            95            98            99     
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      96            91            96            96     
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :September 2, : August 26,  :September 2, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     25            28            41            28      
Arizona ........:     71            55            63            60      
Arkansas .......:     24            33            53            28      
California .....:      9             -             -            24      
Georgia ........:     32            14            26            34      
Kansas .........:     14             8            17            11      
Louisiana ......:     68            67            79            69      
Mississippi ....:     29            36            55            32      
Missouri .......:     30            46            52            15      
North Carolina .:     19             7            25            22      
Oklahoma .......:      7             9            18            18      
South Carolina .:     36             7            16            26      
Tennessee ......:     13            23            52            18      
Texas ..........:     20            20            23            23      
Virginia .......:     18            15            25            20      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     24            21            29            26      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 2, 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 ........:     -           -          18          60          22     
Arizona ........:     3           4          38          42          13     
Arkansas .......:     -           3          14          38          45     
California .....:     -           -           -          30          70     
Georgia ........:     1           7          28          50          14     
Kansas .........:     1           2          25          59          13     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          42          48           7     
Mississippi ....:     -           5          22          54          19     
Missouri .......:     -          10          27          50          13     
North Carolina .:     3          10          27          53           7     
Oklahoma .......:    13          13          53          20           1     
South Carolina .:     -           1          30          53          16     
Tennessee ......:     -           1          10          54          35     
Texas ..........:    25          28          26          16           5     
Virginia .......:     1           2          14          80           3     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    15          18          26          31          10     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    13          18          25          33          11     
Previous year ..:     6           5          24          46          19     
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-  Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS

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