Crop Progress: Boll Set Wraps Up, Focus Shifts to Open Bolls
September 6, 2022 If there’s a cotton boll yet to be set in the U.S. this season, USDA might like to know where it is.
According to USDA’s Crop Progress report for the week ending Sept. 4, boll set is reported in 97% of the U.S. crop – just slightly above the 5-year average for the date. In all, 13 states report boll set percentages above their respective averages.
Open bolls are now reported in 39% of U.S. cotton acres – up 11 percentage points in the past week and 7 points ahead of the 5-year average. Nine states are currently ahead of their respective averages, led in the past week by Louisiana (up 24 points), Arkansas and Mississippi (both up 19 points), North Carolina (up 18 points), and Georgia (up 17 points).
No significant changes in crop condition in the past week: 35% good/excellent, 34% fair, and 31% poor/very poor.
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