Released July 9, 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 8,  :  July 1,  :  July 8,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    64          45          65          74     
Arizona .........:    81          70          85          81     
Arkansas ........:    96          83          92          97     
California ......:    49          45          55          80     
Georgia .........:    67          58          70          69     
Kansas ..........:    17          38          55          21     
Louisiana .......:    92          89          95          87     
Mississippi .....:    64          60          73          73     
Missouri ........:    66          68          71          57     
North Carolina ..:    67          58          70          68     
Oklahoma ........:    44          25          40          31     
South Carolina ..:    55          35          49          53     
Tennessee .......:    73          72          80          61     
Texas ...........:    52          31          51          44     
Virginia ........:    67          58          66          62     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    59          42          59          55     
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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 8,   :   July 1,   :   July 8,   :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     19            11            28            18      
Arizona ........:     39            22            32            36      
Arkansas .......:     47            35            60            31      
California .....:      5             2             5            21      
Georgia ........:     18             8            21            22      
Kansas .........:      -             -             -             1      
Louisiana ......:     51            36            68            37      
Mississippi ....:     20            10            30            20      
Missouri .......:      8             5            33             4      
North Carolina .:      6             2            11             9      
Oklahoma .......:      -             4            10             7      
South Carolina .:     15             -             5            14      
Tennessee ......:     11             8            20             8      
Texas ..........:     18            13            18            12      
Virginia .......:      4             -             5             2      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     18            12            21            15      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 8, 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 ........:     1           7          21          53          18     
Arizona ........:     -           2          54          38           6     
Arkansas .......:     -           2          10          44          44     
California .....:     -           -          15          75          10     
Georgia ........:     1           6          24          60           9     
Kansas .........:     1           3          34          59           3     
Louisiana ......:     -           7          50          40           3     
Mississippi ....:     -           3          30          48          19     
Missouri .......:     -           5          32          56           7     
North Carolina .:     8          13          22          53           4     
Oklahoma .......:     9          16          37          34           4     
South Carolina .:     -           2          10          75          13     
Tennessee ......:     -           1           9          68          22     
Texas ..........:    13          29          37          19           2     
Virginia .......:     1           2          18          77           2     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     8          19          32          34           7     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     6          18          33          36           7     
Previous year ..:     4           8          27          47          14     
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-  Represents zero.