Released September 24, 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 :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,: 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 59 67 77 66
Arizona ........: 93 87 96 86
Arkansas .......: 84 89 96 82
California .....: 51 10 12 67
Georgia ........: 76 55 69 76
Kansas .........: 39 38 52 34
Louisiana ......: 97 95 98 95
Mississippi ....: 72 81 89 78
Missouri .......: 71 82 90 54
North Carolina .: 64 59 71 69
Oklahoma .......: 51 49 56 55
South Carolina .: 72 37 50 68
Tennessee ......: 63 80 93 59
Texas ..........: 43 37 45 46
Virginia .......: 53 43 58 61
:
15 States ......: 55 49 58 57
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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 :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,: 2013-2017
: 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 3 - 2 3
Arizona ........: 15 14 19 11
Arkansas .......: 3 1 18 4
California .....: - - - -
Georgia ........: 5 1 2 4
Kansas .........: 3 - - 2
Louisiana ......: 23 14 36 20
Mississippi ....: 5 6 19 7
Missouri .......: - 2 9 1
North Carolina .: 2 1 2 2
Oklahoma .......: 1 - 1 -
South Carolina .: 4 2 5 3
Tennessee ......: 1 2 10 3
Texas ..........: 21 22 23 14
Virginia .......: - - - -
:
15 States ......: 14 13 16 9
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 23, 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 ........: - - 18 65 17
Arizona ........: 1 2 50 35 12
Arkansas .......: 1 3 14 44 38
California .....: - - - 30 70
Georgia ........: - 9 30 49 12
Kansas .........: - 1 21 61 17
Louisiana ......: - 3 26 64 7
Mississippi ....: - 5 28 47 20
Missouri .......: - 10 27 50 13
North Carolina .: 7 22 45 23 3
Oklahoma .......: - 5 76 19 -
South Carolina .: 3 9 38 37 13
Tennessee ......: 1 1 19 58 21
Texas ..........: 12 33 32 17 6
Virginia .......: 3 5 15 74 3
:
15 States ......: 7 22 32 29 10
:
Previous week ..: 8 24 29 30 9
Previous year ..: 6 8 26 43 17
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- Represents zero.
Πηγή: USDA-NASS