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