Released July 30, 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            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 29,  : July 22,  : July 29,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     82          84          89          91    
Arizona .........:     95          95          96          97    
Arkansas ........:    100         100         100         100    
California ......:     79          75          80          93    
Georgia .........:     93          88          93          93    
Kansas ..........:     58          85          92          62    
Louisiana .......:    100          99         100          99    
Mississippi .....:     94          94          97          94    
Missouri ........:     92         100         100          91    
North Carolina ..:     94          86          94          94    
Oklahoma ........:     86          70          85          78    
South Carolina ..:     88          75          80          92    
Tennessee .......:     96          97          98          91    
Texas ...........:     81          71          84          85    
Virginia ........:     96          86          90          92    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     86          78          88          89    
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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     :  July 29,   :  July 22,   :  July 29,   :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     52            59            72            66      
Arizona ........:     74            50            76            71      
Arkansas .......:     95            96            99            94      
California .....:     48            35            50            76      
Georgia ........:     63            52            65            66      
Kansas .........:     19            11            20            14      
Louisiana ......:     86            90            96            84      
Mississippi ....:     69            74            83            70      
Missouri .......:     29            89            97            41      
North Carolina .:     65            43            62            69      
Oklahoma .......:     24            30            35            32      
South Carolina .:     58            41            45            59      
Tennessee ......:     62            50            70            52      
Texas ..........:     32            29            35            35      
Virginia .......:     62            33            45            48      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     45            41            49            48      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 29, 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 ........:     -           -          15          66          19     
Arizona ........:     1           2          53          37           7     
Arkansas .......:     -           3          10          48          39     
California .....:     -           -           5          70          25     
Georgia ........:     1           5          23          57          14     
Kansas .........:     1           3          35          50          11     
Louisiana ......:     -           4          53          39           4     
Mississippi ....:     -           4          27          55          14     
Missouri .......:     -           5          31          53          11     
North Carolina .:     1          14          38          44           3     
Oklahoma .......:    11          29          39          21           -     
South Carolina .:     -           3          14          55          28     
Tennessee ......:     1           1           8          62          28     
Texas ..........:    18          29          29          19           5     
Virginia .......:     1           2           9          86           2     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    11          19          27          34           9     
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Previous week ..:    14          19          28          32           7     
Previous year ..:     5           9          30          43          13     
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-  Represents zero.