Released July 21, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Squaring - Selected States [These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : July 20, : July 13, : July 20, : 2009-2013 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 94 68 78 82 Arizona .........: 91 85 90 88 Arkansas ........: 100 99 99 98 California ......: 97 90 95 88 Georgia .........: 74 87 94 83 Kansas ..........: 64 25 39 72 Louisiana .......: 98 92 94 99 Mississippi .....: 91 80 85 96 Missouri ........: 75 65 82 88 North Carolina ..: 84 85 92 91 Oklahoma ........: 37 63 78 56 South Carolina ..: 59 91 93 79 Tennessee .......: 66 74 82 87 Texas ...........: 72 59 81 78 Virginia ........: 83 80 86 84 : 15 States .......: 76 70 85 82 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : July 20, : July 13, : July 20, : 2009-2013 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 22 28 43 39 Arizona ........: 63 45 50 58 Arkansas .......: 72 57 83 74 California .....: 67 50 90 51 Georgia ........: 32 38 54 48 Kansas .........: 6 1 4 11 Louisiana ......: 62 59 76 79 Mississippi ....: 32 39 50 60 Missouri .......: 31 1 23 38 North Carolina .: 32 15 68 52 Oklahoma .......: 7 27 51 14 South Carolina .: 12 50 60 27 Tennessee ......: 12 15 30 37 Texas ..........: 17 15 24 27 Virginia .......: 22 4 24 34 : 15 States ......: 26 24 38 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 20, 2014 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 2 33 55 10 Arizona ........: - - 14 47 39 Arkansas .......: - 7 26 43 24 California .....: - - 20 15 65 Georgia ........: - 6 28 55 11 Kansas .........: 1 4 39 51 5 Louisiana ......: - 1 8 64 27 Mississippi ....: - 2 27 57 14 Missouri .......: - 3 40 53 4 North Carolina .: 1 4 22 61 12 Oklahoma .......: 1 3 37 55 4 South Carolina .: - 4 33 55 8 Tennessee ......: 2 5 23 57 13 Texas ..........: 8 15 40 27 10 Virginia .......: - - 1 95 4 : 15 States ......: 4 10 34 40 12 : Previous week ..: 4 10 33 41 12 Previous year ..: 10 14 32 34 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.