# Crop Progress: Harvest Numbers Continue to Increase

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2023-10-23
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Cotton harvest is well underway across the U.S. Cotton Belt according to the [USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending Oct. 22.](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/xd07jc25m/cj82ms89v/prog4223.pdf)

Beltwide, 41% of the total U.S. crop has been harvested. That’s up 8 percentage points in the past week and 2 points ahead of the 5-year average for the date. Looking at the numbers on a regional basis, growers have harvested approximately 68% of the Mid-South cotton crop, 28% of the Southeast crop, 30% of the Southwest crop, and 21% of the Western crop.

Crop condition remains fairly static, with 29% of the U.S. crop rated good/excellent, 28% fair, and 43% poor/very poor.