# Crop Progress: First Harvest Reports In

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2023-09-11
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-production/crop-progress-first-harvest-reports-in/

---

The [USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending Sept. 10](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/1257cb32w/5d86qg85g/prog3623.pdf) turns an eye toward the end of the season with the first harvest report for the year.

This week, the report shows that 8% of the U.S. cotton crop has already been harvested, thanks mostly to Texas (19%) and Arizona (11%), with smaller percentages in Louisiana and Tennessee.

Boll set is reported at 98%, with open bolls now present in 43% of the crop – up 11 percentage points in the past week, putting the crop slightly ahead of the 5-year average for this week.

In terms of crop condition, 29% of the U.S. crop is rated good/excellent, 30% fair, 23% poor, and 18% very poor.