Released October 29, 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 28, : October 21, : October 28, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      92            93            95            95     
Arizona ........:     100           100           100           100     
Arkansas .......:     100           100           100           100     
California .....:      85            80            85            96     
Georgia ........:      98            95            97            97     
Kansas .........:      92            84            88            87     
Louisiana ......:     100           100           100           100     
Mississippi ....:     100            99           100           100     
Missouri .......:     100           100           100            96     
North Carolina .:      97            97            99            97     
Oklahoma .......:      97            90            95            95     
South Carolina .:      99            82            90            95     
Tennessee ......:     100            99           100            96     
Texas ..........:      89            83            86            91     
Virginia .......:     100            96            98            99     
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      92            88            91            94     
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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 28, : October 21, : October 28, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     52            41            50            53      
Arizona ........:     37            29            35            37      
Arkansas .......:     80            77            86            76      
California .....:     29            30            35            57      
Georgia ........:     45            29            42            43      
Kansas .........:     12             3             4            11      
Louisiana ......:     92            75            86            93      
Mississippi ....:     74            70            77            80      
Missouri .......:     78            81            87            61      
North Carolina .:     50            30            48            35      
Oklahoma .......:     31            17            23            27      
South Carolina .:     52            24            34            36      
Tennessee ......:     64            60            68            48      
Texas ..........:     36            35            36            33      
Virginia .......:     63            34            51            39      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     45            39            44            43      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 28, 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 ........:     7          18          15           48         12     
Arizona ........:     2          10          31           47         10     
Arkansas .......:     1           4          16           42         37     
California .....:     -           -           -          100          -     
Georgia ........:    27          19          33           19          2     
Kansas .........:     1           4          36           54          5     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          34           56          7     
Mississippi ....:     -           6          24           49         21     
Missouri .......:     1          10          28           46         15     
North Carolina .:     7          16          33           39          5     
Oklahoma .......:     1           3          77           18          1     
South Carolina .:     1           2          47           34         16     
Tennessee ......:     6           8          22           49         15     
Texas ..........:    25          19          30           20          6     
Virginia .......:     3           5          24           63          5     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    18          16          31           27          8     
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Previous week ..:    13          20          33           26          8     
Previous year ..:     5          10          30           41         14     
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-  Represents zero.