# Crop Progress: Boll Set Continues to Increase

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2022-07-20
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The [USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending July 17](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/41688q468/6m312v860/prog3022.pdf) shows an overall 9 percentage point increase in boll set across the U.S. Cotton Belt in the past week.

The report shows boll set reported in 31% of the overall crop, putting it 4 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average for this week. Eleven states reported double digit increases, with 10 states currently ahead of their respective 5-year numbers.

Squaring is now reported in 74% of the U.S. crop – up 17 percentage points in the past week and 5 points ahead of the 5-year average. In all, 13 of the 15 cotton producing states are now ahead of average.

Not much change in crop condition with 38% of the crop rated good/excellent, 35% fair, and 27% poor/very poor. Conditions remain troublesome in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, with at least 30% of the crop classified poor/very poor in all three states.