Released July 22, 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 21,  : July 14,  : July 21,  : 2014-2018 
                 :   2018    :   2019    :   2019    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     82         82          88           85    
Arizona .........:     95         95          97           92    
Arkansas ........:    100         91          95          100    
California ......:     74         79          80           84    
Georgia .........:     87         79          90           90    
Kansas ..........:     83         40          60           51    
Louisiana .......:     99         86          93           97    
Mississippi .....:     93         65          74           88    
Missouri ........:     99         36          64           88    
North Carolina ..:     85         82          90           88    
Oklahoma ........:     68         50          77           65    
South Carolina ..:     73         68          89           81    
Tennessee .......:     96         63          79           87    
Texas ...........:     70         52          74           74    
Virginia ........:     85         77          88           86    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     77         60          78           80    
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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 21,   :  July 14,   :  July 21,   :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     57            32            50            53      
Arizona ........:     49            33            59            55      
Arkansas .......:     94            72            79            88      
California .....:     32            30            35            56      
Georgia ........:     50            45            60            53      
Kansas .........:     10             2            10             6      
Louisiana ......:     88            40            59            77      
Mississippi ....:     71            21            33            60      
Missouri .......:     86             1             6            36      
North Carolina .:     40            35            53            48      
Oklahoma .......:     28             -            18            25      
South Carolina .:     38            34            53            45      
Tennessee ......:     48            13            24            40      
Texas ..........:     28            12            24            26      
Virginia .......:     30             9            32            30      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     40            20            33            37      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 21, 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 ........:     1           6           35         51           7     
Arizona ........:     -          10           25         58           7     
Arkansas .......:     -           1           13         49          37     
California .....:     -           -          100          -           -     
Georgia ........:     3           7           30         52           8     
Kansas .........:     5          19           43         29           4     
Louisiana ......:     -           3           29         57          11     
Mississippi ....:     1           7           39         40          13     
Missouri .......:     7          10           55         28           -     
North Carolina .:     4          17           28         45           6     
Oklahoma .......:     -           1           26         70           3     
South Carolina .:     -           3           28         64           5     
Tennessee ......:     -           6           20         59          15     
Texas ..........:     3           9           30         48          10     
Virginia .......:     -           -            8         87           5     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     2           8           30         50          10     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     3          12           29         47           9     
Previous year ..:    14          19           28         32           7     
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-  Represents zero.