Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress 07.06.10

Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress 07.06.10

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Released July 6, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Squaring - Selected States

[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2009 cotton acreage]

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                :            Week ending            :          

                :-----------------------------------:          

     State      :  July 4,  : June 27,  :  July 4,  : 2005-2009

                :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                :                    percent                   

                :                                              

Alabama .........:    62          46          56          57    

Arizona .........:    57          46          55          72    

Arkansas ........:    67          93          97          89    

California ......:    56          37          60          61    

Georgia .........:    54          54          70          62    

Kansas ..........:    26          13          38          30    

Louisiana .......:    92          80          91          90    

Mississippi .....:    74          70          93          83    

Missouri ........:    49          59          66          67    

North Carolina ..:    75          69          85          74    

Oklahoma ........:    33          25          35          32    

South Carolina ..:    46          35          55          47    

Tennessee .......:    65          52          77          78    

Texas ...........:    52          39          56          44    

Virginia ........:    37          14          36          44    

                :                                              

15 States .......:    56          48          64          55    

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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States

[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2009 cotton acreage]

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                :            Week ending            :          

                :-----------------------------------:          

     State      :  July 4,  : June 27,  :  July 4,  : 2005-2009

                :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                :                    percent                   

                :                                              

Alabama .........:     8           2          14          10    

Arizona .........:    32          13          16          32    

Arkansas ........:     7          11          31          19    

California ......:    10           2           7          16    

Georgia .........:     9           9          21          15    

Kansas ..........:     -           -           -           -    

Louisiana .......:    36          23          53          36    

Mississippi .....:    11          11          45          23    

Missouri ........:     -           3          16          12    

North Carolina ..:    16           4          10           3    

Oklahoma ........:     -           -           -           1    

South Carolina ..:     -           -           7           3    

Tennessee .......:     2           -          10           8    

Texas ...........:    16           8          11          16    

Virginia ........:     -           4          16           2    

                :                                              

15 States .......:    13           8          15          15    

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-  Represents zero.                                             

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 4, 2010

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2009

planted acreage]

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     State      : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent

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                :                          percent                         

                :                                                          

Alabama .........:     -           1          25          69           5    

Arizona .........:     -           2          27          45          26    

Arkansas ........:     -           3          25          40          32    

California ......:     -           -          30          55          15    

Georgia .........:     1          10          24          50          15    

Kansas ..........:     -           2          30          57          11    

Louisiana .......:     1          14          27          52           6    

Mississippi .....:     -           5          27          50          18    

Missouri ........:     3          14          26          54           3    

North Carolina ..:     5          11          31          46           7    

Oklahoma ........:     -           1          15          77           7    

South Carolina ..:     -           4          38          52           6    

Tennessee .......:     -           1          19          67          13    

Texas ...........:     2           7          27          51          13    

Virginia ........:     -           -          41          59           -    

                :                                                          

15 States .......:     2           7          26          52          13    

                :                                                          

Previous week ...:     1           5          32          49          13    

Previous year ...:     7          16          35          34           8    

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-  Represents zero.                  

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