Released May 31, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Planted - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : May 29, : May 22, : May 29, : 2011-2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 74 71 78 82 Arizona .........: 100 99 99 98 Arkansas ........: 91 94 99 92 California ......: 94 93 95 97 Georgia .........: 76 58 76 78 Kansas ..........: 10 6 10 45 Louisiana .......: 90 79 92 94 Mississippi .....: 83 81 91 83 Missouri ........: 80 95 95 92 North Carolina ..: 79 58 79 89 Oklahoma ........: 29 30 41 39 South Carolina ..: 79 63 71 81 Tennessee .......: 82 67 89 75 Texas ...........: 41 31 44 59 Virginia ........: 94 46 65 95 : 15 States .......: 57 46 59 69 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Squaring - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : May 29, : May 22, : May 29, : 2011-2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: - (NA) - 1 Arizona .........: 14 10 15 12 Arkansas ........: - (NA) - 4 California ......: 4 (NA) - 5 Georgia .........: - (NA) 1 2 Kansas ..........: - (NA) - - Louisiana .......: 1 (NA) 2 2 Mississippi .....: - (NA) - 1 Missouri ........: - (NA) 1 - North Carolina ..: - (NA) 1 1 Oklahoma ........: - (NA) - - South Carolina ..: - (NA) - 1 Tennessee .......: 1 (NA) 11 - Texas ...........: 5 6 7 7 Virginia ........: - (NA) - - : 15 States .......: 2 (NA) 5 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (NA) Not available.