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]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : July 22, : July 15, : July 22, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: 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
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : July 22, : July 15, : July 22, : 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: 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
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 22, 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 ........: - 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
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
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