Released October 13, 2015, 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 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 11, : October 4, : October 11, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 86 86 90 87 Arizona ........: 99 90 99 98 Arkansas .......: 92 93 96 97 California .....: 94 91 93 87 Georgia ........: 95 89 93 90 Kansas .........: 64 49 60 77 Louisiana ......: 99 98 99 99 Mississippi ....: 92 94 98 96 Missouri .......: 85 79 91 87 North Carolina .: 91 87 93 92 Oklahoma .......: 94 69 81 85 South Carolina .: 86 88 93 84 Tennessee ......: 89 79 87 88 Texas ..........: 63 70 87 78 Virginia .......: 91 88 97 93 : 15 States ......: 76 77 89 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Harvested - Selected States [These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 11, : October 4, : October 11, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 28 16 29 24 Arizona ........: 23 20 25 21 Arkansas .......: 23 21 33 42 California .....: 26 4 10 14 Georgia ........: 19 8 11 19 Kansas .........: 1 4 8 3 Louisiana ......: 69 58 72 75 Mississippi ....: 36 27 51 53 Missouri .......: 19 - 20 36 North Carolina .: 14 6 8 16 Oklahoma .......: 5 - 1 8 South Carolina .: 15 12 16 17 Tennessee ......: 12 4 14 33 Texas ..........: 20 21 24 21 Virginia .......: 3 2 6 15 : 15 States ......: 21 16 22 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 11, 2015 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 4 31 59 6 Arizona ........: 5 2 15 39 39 Arkansas .......: 4 2 23 35 36 California .....: - - 10 30 60 Georgia ........: 1 7 25 51 16 Kansas .........: 1 11 26 51 11 Louisiana ......: 2 19 48 29 2 Mississippi ....: 1 9 34 43 13 Missouri .......: 1 8 49 36 6 North Carolina .: 8 18 34 36 4 Oklahoma .......: - 2 34 62 2 South Carolina .: 29 25 32 12 2 Tennessee ......: - 1 18 56 25 Texas ..........: 3 15 44 34 4 Virginia .......: - - 41 56 3 : 15 States ......: 3 12 38 38 9 : Previous week ..: 3 12 37 39 9 Previous year ..: 5 14 34 37 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.