Released July 23, 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]
-----------------------------------------------------------------
                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 22,  : July 15,  : July 22,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
-----------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     79         71           84          88    
Arizona .........:     91         94           95          92    
Arkansas ........:    100         99          100         100    
California ......:     69         65           75          89    
Georgia .........:     86         80           88          88    
Kansas ..........:     41         69           85          49    
Louisiana .......:     99         98           99          97    
Mississippi .....:     87         86           94          89    
Missouri ........:     88         95          100          84    
North Carolina ..:     88         78           86          90    
Oklahoma ........:     63         55           70          61    
South Carolina ..:     80         63           75          81    
Tennessee .......:     90         93           97          83    
Texas ...........:     69         66           71          75    
Virginia ........:     92         81           86          87    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     76         72           78          81    
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :  July 22,   :  July 15,   :  July 22,   :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     43            46            59            49      
Arizona ........:     62            40            50            60      
Arkansas .......:     90            85            96            87      
California .....:     34            15            35            66      
Georgia ........:     46            36            52            52      
Kansas .........:      7             2            11             6      
Louisiana ......:     76            77            90            74      
Mississippi ....:     53            51            74            55      
Missouri .......:     19            71            89            27      
North Carolina .:     47            24            43            50      
Oklahoma .......:     20            15            30            22      
South Carolina .:     50            21            41            44      
Tennessee ......:     44            33            50            36      
Texas ..........:     25            23            29            25      
Virginia .......:     38            12            33            31      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     35            31            41            37      
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 22, 2018
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     -           1          17          62          20     
Arizona ........:     -           2          58          34           6     
Arkansas .......:     -           3           8          49          40     
California .....:     -           -          10          70          20     
Georgia ........:     1           7          24          56          12     
Kansas .........:     1           3          33          51          12     
Louisiana ......:     -           7          45          43           5     
Mississippi ....:     -           3          27          49          21     
Missouri .......:     -           6          29          56           9     
North Carolina .:    10          17          27          43           3     
Oklahoma .......:    19          26          40          15           -     
South Carolina .:     -           5          17          63          15     
Tennessee ......:     -           1           9          62          28     
Texas ..........:    22          27          31          18           2     
Virginia .......:     1           4          16          77           2     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    14          19          28          32           7     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    10          18          31          34           7     
Previous year ..:     3           9          33          43          12     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Represents zero.