USA: Crop Progress

USA: Crop Progress

Released October 15, 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 14, : October 7,  : October 14, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      86            88            90           88      
Arizona ........:      99            99           100           99      
Arkansas .......:     100           100           100           97      
California .....:      79            50            70           91      
Georgia ........:      94            88            92           92      
Kansas .........:      70            73            77           69      
Louisiana ......:     100           100           100           99      
Mississippi ....:      92            97            98           95      
Missouri .......:      96           100           100           87      
North Carolina .:      89            93            95           90      
Oklahoma .......:      88            74            85           87      
South Carolina .:      97            68            79           88      
Tennessee ......:      97            96            98           87      
Texas ..........:      71            70            79           75      
Virginia .......:      97            82            91           94      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      81            78            85           83      
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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 14, : October 7,  : October 14, :  2013-2017  
                :    2017     :    2018     :    2018     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     31            19            28            31      
Arizona ........:     24            25            26            25      
Arkansas .......:     49            45            67            42      
California .....:     14             5            20            26      
Georgia ........:     26            12            20            21      
Kansas .........:      7             1             2             5      
Louisiana ......:     74            51            65            75      
Mississippi ....:     44            40            60            51      
Missouri .......:     39            50            70            30      
North Carolina .:     19             8            17            13      
Oklahoma .......:     10             7            12             7      
South Carolina .:     28            10            18            17      
Tennessee ......:     37            33            50            23      
Texas ..........:     30            28            30            22      
Virginia .......:     17             3            12             9      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     30            25            32            25      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 14, 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 ........:     4           8          25          49          14     
Arizona ........:     1          11          27          51          10     
Arkansas .......:     1           4          16          42          37     
California .....:     -           -           5          90           5     
Georgia ........:    29          25          30          15           1     
Kansas .........:     1           2          31          54          12     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          34          56           7     
Mississippi ....:     -           6          24          49          21     
Missouri .......:     1          10          28          46          15     
North Carolina .:     9          22          34          31           4     
Oklahoma .......:     2           6          73          19           -     
South Carolina .:     1           5          46          35          13     
Tennessee ......:     5           5          21          48          21     
Texas ..........:    11          26          36          25           2     
Virginia .......:     1           5          26          63           5     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    11          20          34          29           6     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     6          19          33          32          10     
Previous year ..:     5           8          29          43          15     
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-  Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS
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