Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : October 4, :September 27,: October 4, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 82 79 86 80
Arizona ........: 89 80 90 95
Arkansas .......: 89 89 93 94
California .....: 89 90 91 79
Georgia ........: 91 86 89 87
Kansas .........: 53 39 49 65
Louisiana ......: 96 97 98 98
Mississippi ....: 87 92 94 92
Missouri .......: 76 73 79 80
North Carolina .: 84 83 87 87
Oklahoma .......: 92 48 69 79
South Carolina .: 82 84 88 79
Tennessee ......: 84 68 79 82
Texas ..........: 59 60 70 71
Virginia .......: 87 80 88 87
:
15 States ......: 72 69 77 78
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 4, :September 27,: October 4, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 22 6 16 15
Arizona ........: 14 15 20 17
Arkansas .......: 7 9 21 26
California .....: 4 - 4 4
Georgia ........: 13 6 8 12
Kansas .........: - 3 4 1
Louisiana ......: 49 32 58 63
Mississippi ....: 19 16 27 35
Missouri .......: 4 - - 22
North Carolina .: 5 4 6 8
Oklahoma .......: - - - 4
South Carolina .: 12 11 12 12
Tennessee ......: 5 3 4 21
Texas ..........: 19 16 21 17
Virginia .......: - - 2 7
:
15 States ......: 14 11 16 18
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 4, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - 5 32 57 6
Arizona ........: 5 2 16 39 38
Arkansas .......: 4 2 23 35 36
California .....: - - 10 30 60
Georgia ........: 1 6 26 51 16
Kansas .........: 1 11 26 50 12
Louisiana ......: 2 19 48 29 2
Mississippi ....: 1 9 34 43 13
Missouri .......: 1 8 49 36 6
North Carolina .: 8 14 24 47 7
Oklahoma .......: - 2 34 62 2
South Carolina .: 2 10 50 37 1
Tennessee ......: - 1 17 57 25
Texas ..........: 3 16 43 34 4
Virginia .......: - - 28 69 3
:
15 States ......: 3 12 37 39 9
:
Previous week ..: 2 11 37 41 9
Previous year ..: 6 14 33 37 10
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- Represents zero.
USDA: Crop Progress
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