Released August 22, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : August 21, : August 14, : August 21, : 2011-2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 95 91 97 91 Arizona ........: 96 91 95 97 Arkansas .......: 99 100 100 100 California .....: 97 78 90 95 Georgia ........: 96 93 96 93 Kansas .........: 60 38 50 64 Louisiana ......: 99 97 99 99 Mississippi ....: 93 88 90 95 Missouri .......: 72 56 78 90 North Carolina .: 93 89 93 95 Oklahoma .......: 77 51 72 75 South Carolina .: 98 87 92 87 Tennessee ......: 84 91 97 91 Texas ..........: 71 88 92 86 Virginia .......: 93 87 92 96 : 15 States ......: 80 88 92 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : August 21, : August 14, : August 21, : 2011-2015 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 19 8 16 9 Arizona ........: 42 33 45 44 Arkansas .......: 14 11 16 15 California .....: 2 - - 9 Georgia ........: 12 10 18 11 Kansas .........: 3 - 2 6 Louisiana ......: 25 34 44 38 Mississippi ....: 28 13 18 17 Missouri .......: 4 - 1 7 North Carolina .: 11 7 11 8 Oklahoma .......: 2 1 4 4 South Carolina .: 9 1 2 6 Tennessee ......: 7 5 9 8 Texas ..........: 12 15 17 17 Virginia .......: 10 - 5 7 : 15 States ......: 13 12 16 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 21, 2016 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2015 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 2 5 42 43 8 Arizona ........: 4 - 5 51 40 Arkansas .......: 6 5 15 43 31 California .....: - - 30 30 40 Georgia ........: 3 10 30 47 10 Kansas .........: 1 2 29 64 4 Louisiana ......: - 5 31 59 5 Mississippi ....: 2 8 32 42 16 Missouri .......: 2 8 46 39 5 North Carolina .: 3 8 25 57 7 Oklahoma .......: - - 46 47 7 South Carolina .: - 1 55 39 5 Tennessee ......: 1 2 17 58 22 Texas ..........: 5 20 38 32 5 Virginia .......: - 4 8 87 1 : 15 States ......: 4 14 35 39 8 : Previous week ..: 3 15 34 40 8 Previous year ..: 1 8 38 44 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.