Released May 29, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Planted - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      :  May 27,  :  May 20,  :  May 27,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    83           67          76         77     
Arizona .........:    94           92          98         97     
Arkansas ........:    93           91          98         92     
California ......:    70          100         100         91     
Georgia .........:    73           56          65         71     
Kansas ..........:    29           30          62         25     
Louisiana .......:    98           88          96         90     
Mississippi .....:    81           70          85         75     
Missouri ........:    83           94          98         88     
North Carolina ..:    72           51          70         79     
Oklahoma ........:    40           40          45         35     
South Carolina ..:    75           48          68         73     
Tennessee .......:    87           75          88         74     
Texas ...........:    51           43          51         47     
Virginia ........:    73           59          85         80     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    61           52          62         59     
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Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2017 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      :  May 27,  :  May 20,  :  May 27,  : 2013-2017 
                 :   2017    :   2018    :   2018    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     -         (NA)          -           -     
Arizona .........:    21            -          6          11     
Arkansas ........:     3         (NA)          -           1     
California ......:     -         (NA)          -           1     
Georgia .........:     1         (NA)          1           -     
Kansas ..........:     -         (NA)          -           -     
Louisiana .......:     7            -          -           2     
Mississippi .....:     -         (NA)          -           -     
Missouri ........:     -         (NA)          -           -     
North Carolina ..:     -         (NA)          -           -     
Oklahoma ........:     -         (NA)          -           -     
South Carolina ..:     -         (NA)          -           -     
Tennessee .......:     2         (NA)          1           1     
Texas ...........:    11            8         11           6     
Virginia ........:     -         (NA)          -           -     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     6         (NA)          7           3     
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-    Represents zero.                                            
(NA) Not available.