Released May 7, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), 
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

Cotton Planted - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
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      State      :  May 6,   : April 29, :  May 6,   : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    32           9          32          27     
Arizona .........:    74          52          71          80     
Arkansas ........:    25           2          19          30     
California ......:    53          70          90          78     
Georgia .........:    21          10          20          16     
Kansas ..........:     1           -           2           3     
Louisiana .......:    66           5          27          42     
Mississippi .....:    28           7          21          23     
Missouri ........:    16           3          37          31     
North Carolina ..:    13           1          14          12     
Oklahoma ........:    29           6           8          10     
South Carolina ..:    32           3          12          23     
Tennessee .......:     7           1          10          11     
Texas ...........:    16          15          19          16     
Virginia ........:    30           5          22          14     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    20          12          20          20     
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-  Represents zero.