Released July 28, 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 : July 27, : July 20, : July 27, : 2009-2013 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 97 78 86 87 Arizona .........: 94 90 95 94 Arkansas ........: 100 99 100 100 California ......: 98 95 98 92 Georgia .........: 83 94 95 90 Kansas ..........: 69 39 54 82 Louisiana .......: 99 94 97 100 Mississippi .....: 95 85 95 99 Missouri ........: 83 82 89 94 North Carolina ..: 93 92 94 95 Oklahoma ........: 63 78 79 67 South Carolina ..: 83 93 97 89 Tennessee .......: 76 82 95 92 Texas ...........: 87 81 82 87 Virginia ........: 85 86 91 90 : 15 States .......: 87 85 87 89 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : July 27, : July 20, : July 27, : 2009-2013 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 50 43 61 55 Arizona ........: 65 50 65 70 Arkansas .......: 92 83 89 90 California .....: 79 90 95 66 Georgia ........: 47 54 68 61 Kansas .........: 11 4 8 22 Louisiana ......: 78 76 82 88 Mississippi ....: 49 50 74 75 Missouri .......: 40 23 48 56 North Carolina .: 63 68 78 71 Oklahoma .......: 21 51 56 24 South Carolina .: 24 60 86 40 Tennessee ......: 19 30 55 54 Texas ..........: 25 24 30 40 Virginia .......: 29 24 50 49 : 15 States ......: 37 38 49 51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 27, 2014 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 2 28 59 11 Arizona ........: - - 12 49 39 Arkansas .......: - 7 22 48 23 California .....: - - 15 20 65 Georgia ........: - 6 28 54 12 Kansas .........: 1 4 39 51 5 Louisiana ......: - 1 7 65 27 Mississippi ....: - 2 27 58 13 Missouri .......: - 3 38 55 4 North Carolina .: - 4 22 62 12 Oklahoma .......: 1 3 37 57 2 South Carolina .: 1 6 30 54 9 Tennessee ......: 2 5 23 58 12 Texas ..........: 6 15 40 30 9 Virginia .......: - - 1 96 3 : 15 States ......: 3 10 33 42 12 : Previous week ..: 4 10 34 40 12 Previous year ..: 8 14 33 35 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.