# Crop Progress Notes for Cotton – December 2

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2019-12-03
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U.S. cotton harvest is winding down, as ten cotton-producing states are now more than 90% complete.

According to the [USDA Crop Progress Report for the week ending December 1](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/9880w649v/q811m107r/prog4919.pdf), 83% of the crop across the Cotton Belt has now been harvested – up 5% in the past week and still slightly ahead of the 5-year average for this date. In most states, increases ranged from 1-7%, with the largest gains coming in Arizona (up 16%) and Oklahoma (up 9%). Louisiana is now reported as 100% complete.

In all, nine states are still ahead of their respective 5-year averages.