# Crop Progress: Harvest Activity Shows Solid Growth

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2021-10-25
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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.](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/bg258c944/9593vv748/prog4421.pdf)

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.