Released August 4, 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 : August 3, : July 27, : August 3, : 2009-2013 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 98 86 91 90 Arizona .........: 99 95 100 98 Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100 California ......: 99 98 99 96 Georgia .........: 87 95 96 93 Kansas ..........: 79 54 66 89 Louisiana .......: 100 97 99 100 Mississippi .....: 99 95 97 100 Missouri ........: 98 89 100 99 North Carolina ..: 98 94 96 98 Oklahoma ........: 69 79 92 77 South Carolina ..: 88 97 98 93 Tennessee .......: 86 95 98 97 Texas ...........: 94 82 94 94 Virginia ........: 98 91 94 96 : 15 States .......: 93 87 95 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : August 3, : July 27, : August 3, : 2009-2013 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 66 61 72 65 Arizona ........: 82 65 75 79 Arkansas .......: 97 89 95 96 California .....: 84 95 97 79 Georgia ........: 58 68 82 73 Kansas .........: 16 8 15 41 Louisiana ......: 87 82 92 94 Mississippi ....: 64 74 79 86 Missouri .......: 58 48 58 73 North Carolina .: 77 78 86 81 Oklahoma .......: 31 56 65 34 South Carolina .: 29 86 91 52 Tennessee ......: 45 55 69 72 Texas ..........: 40 30 57 58 Virginia .......: 60 50 59 66 : 15 States ......: 51 49 68 66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 3, 2014 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 2 29 60 9 Arizona ........: - - 12 49 39 Arkansas .......: 2 7 23 45 23 California .....: - - 15 20 65 Georgia ........: - 6 27 54 13 Kansas .........: 2 4 38 51 5 Louisiana ......: - 2 6 65 27 Mississippi ....: - 2 27 57 14 Missouri .......: - 3 37 56 4 North Carolina .: - 4 22 61 13 Oklahoma .......: 1 5 29 63 2 South Carolina .: 1 6 30 54 9 Tennessee ......: 1 6 25 56 12 Texas ..........: 6 16 40 30 8 Virginia .......: - - 1 95 4 : 15 States ......: 3 11 33 42 11 : Previous week ..: 3 10 33 42 12 Previous year ..: 7 14 34 35 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.