Released July 15, 2019, 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 2018 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 14,  :  July 7,  : July 14,  : 2014-2018 
                 :   2018    :   2019    :   2019    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    70          74          82          78     
Arizona .........:    93          85          95          88     
Arkansas ........:    98          83          91          98     
California ......:    64          60          79          78     
Georgia .........:    79          71          79          82     
Kansas ..........:    67          23          40          37     
Louisiana .......:    98          78          86          93     
Mississippi .....:    84          44          65          81     
Missouri ........:    92          15          36          76     
North Carolina ..:    77          69          82          80     
Oklahoma ........:    53          34          50          45     
South Carolina ..:    61          65          68          69     
Tennessee .......:    91          54          63          79     
Texas ...........:    64          37          52          61     
Virginia ........:    79          58          77          77     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    70          47          60          69     
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :  July 14,   :   July 7,   :  July 14,   :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     43            17            32            37      
Arizona ........:     39            24            33            45      
Arkansas .......:     81            47            72            68      
California .....:     14            10            30            29      
Georgia ........:     34            25            45            37      
Kansas .........:      2             -             2             2      
Louisiana ......:     76            24            40            62      
Mississippi ....:     48             8            21            41      
Missouri .......:     66             -             1            20      
North Carolina .:     22            19            35            23      
Oklahoma .......:     14             -             -            14      
South Carolina .:     19            24            34            28      
Tennessee ......:     31             6            13            23      
Texas ..........:     22            10            12            18      
Virginia .......:     11             1             9            12      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     30            13            20            25      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 14, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     -           6           38         52           4     
Arizona ........:     -           4           19         67          10     
Arkansas .......:     -           2           13         46          39     
California .....:     -           -          100          -           -     
Georgia ........:     3           7           31         51           8     
Kansas .........:     5          18           44         30           3     
Louisiana ......:     -           2           29         63           6     
Mississippi ....:     1           6           37         43          13     
Missouri .......:     7          10           55         28           -     
North Carolina .:     3          11           29         54           3     
Oklahoma .......:     -           1           31         60           8     
South Carolina .:     -           3           25         66           6     
Tennessee ......:     4          11           24         47          14     
Texas ..........:     3          17           27         45           8     
Virginia .......:     -           2            8         90           -     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     3          12           29         47           9     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     2          17           27         47           7     
Previous year ..:    10          18           31         34           7     
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-  Represents zero.