Released August 8, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 7, : July 31, : August 7, : 2011-2015
: 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 98 95 99 94
Arizona .........: 100 98 99 100
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 100 93 99 97
Georgia .........: 99 95 97 95
Kansas ..........: 79 63 78 82
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 98 93 96 99
Missouri ........: 99 92 95 100
North Carolina ..: 98 94 96 99
Oklahoma ........: 92 77 94 83
South Carolina ..: 100 90 95 96
Tennessee .......: 92 95 97 96
Texas ...........: 93 90 96 96
Virginia ........: 98 91 94 99
:
15 States .......: 95 92 96 96
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 7, : July 31, : August 7, : 2011-2015
: 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 91 82 88 78
Arizona ........: 82 75 88 85
Arkansas .......: 96 98 99 98
California .....: 94 64 77 88
Georgia ........: 85 77 86 80
Kansas .........: 36 18 29 38
Louisiana ......: 92 85 95 95
Mississippi ....: 86 78 85 86
Missouri .......: 56 41 42 71
North Carolina .: 80 68 83 83
Oklahoma .......: 55 31 44 44
South Carolina .: 90 56 80 71
Tennessee ......: 69 68 80 74
Texas ..........: 53 42 62 66
Virginia .......: 70 42 64 76
:
15 States ......: 65 54 70 72
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 7, : July 31, : August 7, : 2011-2015
: 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 (NA) 1 1
Arizona ........: 22 6 23 24
Arkansas .......: 5 (NA) 7 3
California .....: 1 (NA) - 5
Georgia ........: 1 (NA) 1 1
Kansas .........: - (NA) - 1
Louisiana ......: 8 15 20 13
Mississippi ....: 6 1 6 3
Missouri .......: - (NA) - 1
North Carolina .: 2 (NA) 2 1
Oklahoma .......: - (NA) - -
South Carolina .: - (NA) - 1
Tennessee ......: 1 (NA) 1 -
Texas ..........: 9 9 13 12
Virginia .......: - (NA) - -
:
15 States ......: 6 (NA) 9 7
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 7, 2016
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2015
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 5 45 42 7
Arizona ........: 3 1 6 50 40
Arkansas .......: 5 4 14 44 33
California .....: - 5 30 25 40
Georgia ........: 3 8 30 48 11
Kansas .........: 1 2 33 62 2
Louisiana ......: - 5 24 66 5
Mississippi ....: 2 8 35 41 14
Missouri .......: 2 8 46 39 5
North Carolina .: 4 8 24 57 7
Oklahoma .......: - - 46 47 7
South Carolina .: - 1 52 41 6
Tennessee ......: 1 2 19 57 21
Texas ..........: 3 19 39 34 5
Virginia .......: - 4 22 73 1
:
15 States ......: 3 13 36 40 8
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Previous week ..: 3 12 35 42 8
Previous year ..: 1 8 35 45 11
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- Represents zero.
