# Crop Progress: Condition Slips as Bolls Continue to Open

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2021-09-07
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-production/crop-progress-condition-slips-as-bolls-continue-to-open/

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Cotton crop condition took a slide in the past week, according to [USDA’s Crop Progress report for the week ending September 5](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/g445dc740/gh93hx51h/prog3721.pdf).

The report shows that 61% of the U.S. cotton crop is now rated good/excellent, compared to 70% one week ago. Cotton rated fair climbed to 32% for the week – up 8 percentage points from last week. Cotton rated poor/very poor stood at 7% in this week’s report.

Boll set is now reported in 94% of the U.S. crop – up 8 percentage points in the past week and only 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average for the date. Largest increases were seen in Oklahoma and Texas.

Open bolls are now seen in 29% of the crop – up 8 percentage points in the past week and 5 points off the 5-year average. Four states – Arizona, California, Kansas, and Mississippi – remain ahead of their respective averages.