Released October 9, 2018, 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 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : October 7,  :September 30,: October 7,  :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      81           83             88           83      
Arizona ........:      97           98             99           95      
Arkansas .......:      99           99            100           95      
California .....:      74           25             50           85      
Georgia ........:      90           82             88           88      
Kansas .........:      57           64             73           58      
Louisiana ......:     100           99            100           98      
Mississippi ....:      88           92             97           91      
Missouri .......:      91           95            100           78      
North Carolina .:      84           86             93           86      
Oklahoma .......:      69           59             74           77      
South Carolina .:      95           56             68           84      
Tennessee ......:      91           95             96           80      
Texas ..........:      59           56             70           65      
Virginia .......:      85           72             82           85      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      71           67             78           74      
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : October 7,  :September 30,: October 7,  :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     20             5            19            19      
Arizona ........:     21            22            25            19      
Arkansas .......:     26            23            45            24      
California .....:      9             -             5            10      
Georgia ........:     18             6            12            14      
Kansas .........:      5             -             1             3      
Louisiana ......:     60            38            51            58      
Mississippi ....:     30            24            40            34      
Missouri .......:     21            28            50            14      
North Carolina .:     12             3             8             8      
Oklahoma .......:      3             3             7             2      
South Carolina .:     18             6            10            13      
Tennessee ......:     21            14            33            13      
Texas ..........:     26            25            28            20      
Virginia .......:      4             -             3             2      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     24            19            25            18      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 7, 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 ........:     -           2          18           58         22     
Arizona ........:     1          10          32           47         10     
Arkansas .......:     1           3          16           40         40     
California .....:     -           -           -          100          -     
Georgia ........:     1           8          32           48         11     
Kansas .........:     -           1          25           60         14     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          34           56          7     
Mississippi ....:     -           7          24           49         20     
Missouri .......:     1          10          28           46         15     
North Carolina .:     6          21          40           30          3     
Oklahoma .......:     2           6          78           13          1     
South Carolina .:     1           6          35           45         13     
Tennessee ......:     4           4          19           51         22     
Texas ..........:    10          28          34           22          6     
Virginia .......:     1           2          20           72          5     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     6          19          33           32         10     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     6          19          33           32         10     
Previous year ..:     8           7          25           42         18     
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-  Represents zero.