Released August 15, 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]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 14, : August 7, : August 14, : 2011-2015
: 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 94 88 91 85
Arizona ........: 91 88 91 93
Arkansas .......: 98 99 100 99
California .....: 96 77 78 93
Georgia ........: 92 86 93 89
Kansas .........: 49 29 38 51
Louisiana ......: 96 95 97 98
Mississippi ....: 90 85 88 91
Missouri .......: 64 42 56 83
North Carolina .: 87 83 89 91
Oklahoma .......: 66 44 51 59
South Carolina .: 96 80 87 82
Tennessee ......: 77 80 91 84
Texas ..........: 60 62 88 79
Virginia .......: 83 64 87 88
:
15 States ......: 72 70 88 83
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 14, : August 7, : August 14, : 2011-2015
: 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 12 1 8 5
Arizona ........: 32 23 33 34
Arkansas .......: 11 7 11 8
California .....: 1 - - 7
Georgia ........: 5 1 10 5
Kansas .........: 1 - - 3
Louisiana ......: 15 20 34 25
Mississippi ....: 16 6 13 7
Missouri .......: - - - 3
North Carolina .: 5 2 7 4
Oklahoma .......: 1 - 1 1
South Carolina .: - - 1 2
Tennessee ......: 3 1 5 2
Texas ..........: 10 13 15 13
Virginia .......: 4 - - 2
:
15 States ......: 9 9 12 10
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 14, 2016
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2015
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 2 5 43 42 8
Arizona ........: 4 - 5 51 40
Arkansas .......: 6 5 14 43 32
California .....: - 5 30 30 35
Georgia ........: 3 9 29 48 11
Kansas .........: 1 2 33 62 2
Louisiana ......: - 5 24 66 5
Mississippi ....: 2 8 33 41 16
Missouri .......: 2 8 46 39 5
North Carolina .: 3 8 24 57 8
Oklahoma .......: - - 46 47 7
South Carolina .: - 1 55 39 5
Tennessee ......: 1 3 19 56 21
Texas ..........: 4 21 36 34 5
Virginia .......: - 4 13 82 1
:
15 States ......: 3 15 34 40 8
:
Previous week ..: 3 13 36 40 8
Previous year ..: 1 8 36 45 10
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- Represents zero.