USA: Crop Progress

USA: Crop Progress

Released August 13, 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      :August 12, : August 5, :August 12, : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     97          91          96          98    
Arizona .........:    100          98         100         100    
Arkansas ........:    100         100         100         100    
California ......:     89          85          90          97    
Georgia .........:     99          96          98          98    
Kansas ..........:     78          96          99          81    
Louisiana .......:    100         100         100         100    
Mississippi .....:     99          98          99          99    
Missouri ........:    100         100         100          99    
North Carolina ..:     99          97          98          99    
Oklahoma ........:     98          88          99          95    
South Carolina ..:     95          90          95          97    
Tennessee .......:     99         100         100          97    
Texas ...........:     96          90          95          97    
Virginia ........:    100          98         100          99    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     97          92          96          98    
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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     : August 12,  :  August 5,  : August 12,  :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     88             77            89           87      
Arizona ........:     88             88            91           90      
Arkansas .......:     99            100           100           99      
California .....:     64             53            55           85      
Georgia ........:     86             76            84           87      
Kansas .........:     36             34            54           37      
Louisiana ......:     97             99           100           96      
Mississippi ....:     86             92            95           86      
Missouri .......:     81            100           100           71      
North Carolina .:     85             69            78           87      
Oklahoma .......:     58             46            70           59      
South Carolina .:     75             59            75           80      
Tennessee ......:     91             85            93           82      
Texas ..........:     71             47            71           72      
Virginia .......:     89             60            75           85      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     77             60            77           78      
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : August 12,  :  August 5,  : August 12,  :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      1             1            10             3      
Arizona ........:     27            22            25            30      
Arkansas .......:      6             2             7             6      
California .....:      -             -             -             4      
Georgia ........:      3             1             3             4      
Kansas .........:      2             -             1             1      
Louisiana ......:     19            17            29            17      
Mississippi ....:      6            11            12             6      
Missouri .......:      -             5            26             -      
North Carolina .:      3             -             1             3      
Oklahoma .......:      2             -             4             1      
South Carolina .:      2             -             1             -      
Tennessee ......:      3             -             8             3      
Texas ..........:     13            14            17            12      
Virginia .......:      -             -             1             1      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     10             9            13             9      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 12, 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           1          18          62          18     
Arizona ........:     1           2          56          35           6     
Arkansas .......:     -           4          12          47          37     
California .....:     -           -           -          30          70     
Georgia ........:     1           7          25          56          11     
Kansas .........:     1           1          31          55          12     
Louisiana ......:     -           2          52          40           6     
Mississippi ....:     -           5          23          50          22     
Missouri .......:     -           8          27          52          13     
North Carolina .:     5          15          25          46           9     
Oklahoma .......:    12          34          31          21           2     
South Carolina .:     -           3          24          53          20     
Tennessee ......:     3           6          17          51          23     
Texas ..........:    23          29          28          17           3     
Virginia .......:     1           2           6          89           2     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    14          20          26          32           8     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    11          21          28          32           8     
Previous year ..:     8           4          27          44          17     
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-  Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
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