Cotton harvest continues to pick up, as all cotton producing states showed significant increases in field activity in the past week, according to the USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending Oct. 24.
Currently, 35% of the U.S. cotton crop has been harvested – up 7 percentage points from last week but still 6 points behind the 5-year average for the date. Arkansas, California, Missouri, and Tennessee all showed double-digit increases, with three states – Arizona, California, and Texas – running ahead of their individual 5-year averages.
Open bolls are now reported in 91% of the crop, with 8 states at or above their respective 5-year averages.
Crop condition remains steady, with 64% of the crop rated good/excellent, 30% rated fair, and 6% rated poor/very poor.
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