# Crop Progress Notes from August 26

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2019-08-27
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/market-analysis/production-outlook-acreage/crop-progress-notes-from-august-26/

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The condition of the U.S. cotton crop continues to be a game of compare and contrast, according to numbers from USDA’s [August 26 Crop Progress report](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/gq67k392s/73666g87p/prog3519.pdf).

Sporadic rain showers and continued hot, dry weather across the Cotton Belt continue to contribute to great conditions in some geographies…and not so great in others.

Overall, 43% of the U.S. crop is rated good/excellent – down 6% in the past week. Fair ratings climbed to 40% – up 4%. Yet the poor/very poor ratings continued to slide, with 17% of the crop now falling into that category.

Getting a bit more specific, Texas shows only a 43% good/excellent rating as well as a 21% poor/very poor rating. Good/excellent ratings highlight the report for Virginia (88%), Arkansas (81%), Louisiana (71%) and Tennessee (68%), while on the flip side, poor/very poor numbers reflect problems in Missouri (21%) and North Carolina (18%), among other states.

The weekly report also showed boll set now in 90% of the U.S. crop – up 5% in the past week, with 12 states at or ahead of their 5-year averages for the date. Open bolls were reported in 28% of the crop, led by Arizona (50%), Texas (34%), Louisiana (33%) and Georgia (30%).