Released August 26, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : August 25,  : August 18,  : August 25,  :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:      95           93             97            97     
Arizona ........:      98           99            100            97     
Arkansas .......:     100           99            100           100     
California .....:      64           90             92            87     
Georgia ........:      95           95             97            97     
Kansas .........:      85           55             69            64     
Louisiana ......:     100           99            100           100     
Mississippi ....:      97           91             92            95     
Missouri .......:     100           70             96            90     
North Carolina .:      90           94             96            94     
Oklahoma .......:      85           83             96            82     
South Carolina .:      87           97             99            94     
Tennessee ......:      99           94             97            95     
Texas ..........:      87           80             85            87     
Virginia .......:      94           85             90            95     
                :                                                       
15 States ......:      90           85             90            91     
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     : August 25,  : August 18,  : August 25,  :  2014-2018  
                :    2018     :    2019     :    2019     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     27            12            29            19      
Arizona ........:     52            35            50            51      
Arkansas .......:     30             7            18            19      
California .....:      -             5             7             6      
Georgia ........:     13            22            30            19      
Kansas .........:      7             1             2             8      
Louisiana ......:     64            23            33            46      
Mississippi ....:     35             8            15            26      
Missouri .......:     45             7            13            14      
North Carolina .:      6             8            15            12      
Oklahoma .......:      9             4            10             7      
South Carolina .:      7            10            24            12      
Tennessee ......:     22             4             8            14      
Texas ..........:     20            32            34            19      
Virginia .......:     14             1            11            10      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     20            24            28            19      
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-  Represents zero.                                                     

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 25, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     2           9          30          46          13     
Arizona ........:     -          11          33          46          10     
Arkansas .......:     -           4          15          45          36     
California .....:     -           -          60          30          10     
Georgia ........:     3           8          33          47           9     
Kansas .........:     2           9          42          42           5     
Louisiana ......:     -           3          26          63           8     
Mississippi ....:     1           6          39          41          13     
Missouri .......:     9          12          53          26           -     
North Carolina .:     7          11          24          45          13     
Oklahoma .......:     -           5          57          36           2     
South Carolina .:     1           5          39          52           3     
Tennessee ......:     4           7          21          55          13     
Texas ..........:     1          20          45          28           6     
Virginia .......:     2           3           7          85           3     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     2          15          40          35           8     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     2          13          36          41           8     
Previous year ..:    13          18          25          33          11     
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-  Represents zero.