Released October 15, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 13, : October 6, : October 13, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Alabama ........: 90 92 95 89
Arizona ........: 100 100 100 99
Arkansas .......: 100 97 99 98
California .....: 67 86 90 86
Georgia ........: 91 92 95 94
Kansas .........: 76 65 84 69
Louisiana ......: 100 97 100 100
Mississippi ....: 98 93 97 96
Missouri .......: 100 83 91 95
North Carolina .: 95 94 97 92
Oklahoma .......: 83 77 90 86
South Carolina .: 77 95 96 89
Tennessee ......: 98 90 93 94
Texas ..........: 78 77 81 76
Virginia .......: 90 95 97 93
:
15 States ......: 84 83 87 83
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 13, : October 6, : October 13, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Alabama ........: 27 25 36 32
Arizona ........: 26 17 22 25
Arkansas .......: 64 41 54 47
California .....: 18 5 15 20
Georgia ........: 19 28 40 22
Kansas .........: 2 - - 5
Louisiana ......: 63 51 72 72
Mississippi ....: 57 37 51 52
Missouri .......: 67 7 23 40
North Carolina .: 16 16 29 14
Oklahoma .......: 11 1 12 8
South Carolina .: 17 25 38 18
Tennessee ......: 48 22 35 30
Texas ..........: 30 25 27 25
Virginia .......: 11 18 38 9
:
15 States ......: 31 25 32 27
------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 13, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 10 37 42 10
Arizona ........: - 12 39 41 8
Arkansas .......: - 4 14 42 40
California .....: - - 50 35 15
Georgia ........: 4 13 30 46 7
Kansas .........: 2 11 36 44 7
Louisiana ......: 1 5 33 52 9
Mississippi ....: - 5 27 49 19
Missouri .......: 11 17 52 20 -
North Carolina .: 5 21 28 37 9
Oklahoma .......: 1 5 70 21 3
South Carolina .: 1 8 30 56 5
Tennessee ......: 4 7 25 47 17
Texas ..........: 5 22 47 21 5
Virginia .......: - 4 15 81 -
:
15 States ......: 4 17 41 30 8
:
Previous week ..: 4 15 42 32 7
Previous year ..: 11 20 34 29 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS