Released July 18, 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] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : July 17, : July 10, : July 17, : 2011-2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 90 85 90 80 Arizona .........: 89 85 90 88 Arkansas ........: 99 97 100 99 California ......: 94 83 85 89 Georgia .........: 86 81 90 82 Kansas ..........: 31 34 44 54 Louisiana .......: 95 85 91 97 Mississippi .....: 88 75 82 90 Missouri ........: 76 76 78 79 North Carolina ..: 87 68 83 88 Oklahoma ........: 41 30 43 46 South Carolina ..: 68 60 75 73 Tennessee .......: 72 75 83 76 Texas ...........: 63 43 71 69 Virginia ........: 83 58 73 86 : 15 States .......: 72 57 77 76 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : July 17, : July 10, : July 17, : 2011-2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 46 38 51 35 Arizona ........: 46 40 50 51 Arkansas .......: 69 66 86 69 California .....: 75 - 5 60 Georgia ........: 49 33 52 45 Kansas .........: 1 5 5 7 Louisiana ......: 64 46 65 71 Mississippi ....: 51 33 51 46 Missouri .......: 15 7 7 21 North Carolina .: 38 12 24 40 Oklahoma .......: 6 7 10 13 South Carolina .: 29 12 24 31 Tennessee ......: 22 17 33 24 Texas ..........: 19 13 18 20 Virginia .......: 19 5 21 15 : 15 States ......: 29 19 28 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 17, 2016 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2015 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1 4 47 43 5 Arizona ........: 4 1 4 54 37 Arkansas .......: 5 2 16 45 32 California .....: - - 25 25 50 Georgia ........: 2 6 29 52 11 Kansas .........: - 1 32 64 3 Louisiana ......: - 5 17 72 6 Mississippi ....: 2 8 34 44 12 Missouri .......: 2 9 46 39 4 North Carolina .: 3 7 28 56 6 Oklahoma .......: - - 46 47 7 South Carolina .: - 1 59 34 6 Tennessee ......: 1 2 19 60 18 Texas ..........: 1 12 40 41 6 Virginia .......: - 4 21 74 1 : 15 States ......: 1 9 36 45 9 : Previous week ..: 1 10 35 45 9 Previous year ..: 1 7 35 46 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.