USA: Crop Progress

USA: Crop Progress

Released October 22, 2018, 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 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : October 21, : October 14, : October 21, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      89            90            93            93     
Arizona ........:     100           100           100           100     
Arkansas .......:     100           100           100            99     
California .....:      83            70            80            95     
Georgia ........:      97            92            95            95     
Kansas .........:      85            77            84            80     
Louisiana ......:     100           100           100           100     
Mississippi ....:      96            98            99            98     
Missouri .......:     100           100           100            92     
North Carolina .:      93            95            97            94     
Oklahoma .......:      94            85            90            92     
South Carolina .:      99            79            82            92     
Tennessee ......:     100            98            99            92     
Texas ..........:      79            79            83            84     
Virginia .......:     100            91            96            98     
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      86            85            88            89     
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : October 21, : October 14, : October 21, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     43            28            41            43      
Arizona ........:     27            26            29            30      
Arkansas .......:     68            67            77            59      
California .....:     24            20            30            43      
Georgia ........:     36            20            29            31      
Kansas .........:      9             2             3             7      
Louisiana ......:     82            65            75            85      
Mississippi ....:     57            60            70            66      
Missouri .......:     60            70            81            45      
North Carolina .:     29            17            30            21      
Oklahoma .......:     20            12            17            15      
South Carolina .:     40            18            24            24      
Tennessee ......:     54            50            60            35      
Texas ..........:     31            30            35            26      
Virginia .......:     40            12            34            22      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     36            32            39            33      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 21, 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 ........:     6          11          14          55          14     
Arizona ........:     3           8          24          51          14     
Arkansas .......:     1           4          16          42          37     
California .....:     -           -           5          90           5     
Georgia ........:    27          22          35          14           2     
Kansas .........:     1           4          35          53           7     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          34          56           7     
Mississippi ....:     -           6          24          49          21     
Missouri .......:     1          10          28          46          15     
North Carolina .:     5          26          38          29           2     
Oklahoma .......:     1          12          75          11           1     
South Carolina .:     -           6          43          36          15     
Tennessee ......:     4           4          23          49          20     
Texas ..........:    16          25          33          20           6     
Virginia .......:     1           4          20          72           3     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    13          20          33          26           8     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    11          20          34          29           6     
Previous year ..:     5           9          30          42          14     
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-  Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
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