# Crop Progress Notes from August 5

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2019-08-06
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/market-analysis/production-outlook-acreage/crop-progress-notes-from-august-5/

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Although this year’s U.S. cotton crop has essentially caught up to its five-year averages for squaring and boll set, it continues to walk a fine line in terms of crop condition from week to week.

The [August 5 USDA Crop Progress report](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/zg64tz02k/00000b46p/prog3219.txt) shows small percentage shifts in crop condition, with 54% of the crop rated good/excellent (previously 61%), 33% rated fair (previously 28%) and 13% now rated poor/very poor (previously 11%).

Squaring percentages are now above or right at the five-year average for this date. Overall, squaring is reported in 95% of the U.S. crop, with 10 states on or above average – and the others only a few percentage points behind.

Boll set is now reported in 59% of the U.S. crop – a 14% jump in the past week, with seven states at or slightly above their five-year average.