Released August 18, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 17, : August 10, : August 17, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 92 81 92 83
Arizona ........: 95 90 100 93
Arkansas .......: 100 97 99 100
California .....: 94 98 100 91
Georgia ........: 79 93 98 91
Kansas .........: 43 28 38 69
Louisiana ......: 99 96 97 99
Mississippi ....: 89 85 90 97
Missouri .......: 85 83 87 93
North Carolina .: 91 90 93 95
Oklahoma .......: 68 75 88 66
South Carolina .: 67 92 94 77
Tennessee ......: 81 82 89 93
Texas ..........: 81 78 83 86
Virginia .......: 97 84 95 89
:
15 States ......: 83 83 88 88
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 17, : August 10, : August 17, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 1 4 8
Arizona ........: 33 30 40 35
Arkansas .......: 4 2 6 12
California .....: 9 15 17 8
Georgia ........: 2 - 9 9
Kansas .........: 1 2 6 4
Louisiana ......: 24 11 17 37
Mississippi ....: - 3 5 13
Missouri .......: - - 1 5
North Carolina .: 1 2 5 6
Oklahoma .......: 3 - 1 2
South Carolina .: - - - 3
Tennessee ......: - 2 8 4
Texas ..........: 12 11 16 15
Virginia .......: 2 - 2 6
:
15 States ......: 8 7 12 12
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 17, 2014
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - 7 37 51 5
Arizona ........: - - 9 50 41
Arkansas .......: 2 5 23 46 24
California .....: - - 15 20 65
Georgia ........: 1 10 30 47 12
Kansas .........: 1 5 36 51 7
Louisiana ......: - 1 7 65 27
Mississippi ....: - 2 26 57 15
Missouri .......: - 3 37 56 4
North Carolina .: - 4 23 59 14
Oklahoma .......: 1 5 34 57 3
South Carolina .: - 4 21 65 10
Tennessee ......: 1 6 24 56 13
Texas ..........: 7 17 41 28 7
Virginia .......: - - 1 95 4
:
15 States ......: 4 12 34 39 11
:
Previous week ..: 3 11 34 41 11
Previous year ..: 9 14 31 37 9
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- Represents zero.
Peanuts Pegging - Selected States
[These 8 States planted 96% of the 2013 peanut acreage]