Released October 19, 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 18, : October 11, : October 18, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 91 90 92 92 Arizona ........: 100 99 100 99 Arkansas .......: 96 96 98 99 California .....: 96 93 95 93 Georgia ........: 96 93 95 94 Kansas .........: 75 60 67 86 Louisiana ......: 100 99 100 100 Mississippi ....: 96 98 99 98 Missouri .......: 87 91 99 90 North Carolina .: 95 93 96 95 Oklahoma .......: 95 81 94 90 South Carolina .: 91 93 96 89 Tennessee ......: 93 87 93 91 Texas ..........: 77 87 92 85 Virginia .......: 94 97 98 96 : 15 States ......: 85 89 94 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Harvested - Selected States [These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : October 18, : October 11, : October 18, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 34 29 48 33 Arizona ........: 27 25 30 25 Arkansas .......: 38 33 58 58 California .....: 51 10 35 28 Georgia ........: 31 11 19 27 Kansas .........: 2 8 11 5 Louisiana ......: 79 72 82 85 Mississippi ....: 48 51 69 66 Missouri .......: 29 20 39 48 North Carolina .: 22 8 15 24 Oklahoma .......: 7 1 5 14 South Carolina .: 24 16 19 26 Tennessee ......: 19 14 23 43 Texas ..........: 22 24 28 25 Virginia .......: 9 6 17 25 : 15 States ......: 28 22 31 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 18, 2015 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 3 31 60 6 Arizona ........: 5 1 16 41 37 Arkansas .......: 4 2 23 39 32 California .....: - - 10 25 65 Georgia ........: 1 7 25 52 15 Kansas .........: 1 11 26 51 11 Louisiana ......: 2 19 48 29 2 Mississippi ....: 1 9 34 43 13 Missouri .......: 1 8 48 36 7 North Carolina .: 6 19 37 35 3 Oklahoma .......: - 3 35 61 1 South Carolina .: 24 26 28 19 3 Tennessee ......: - 2 18 54 26 Texas ..........: 4 15 44 33 4 Virginia .......: - - 40 57 3 : 15 States ......: 4 12 38 38 8 : Previous week ..: 3 12 38 38 9 Previous year ..: 6 13 34 37 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.