Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress July 12, 2010

Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress July 12, 2010

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Released July 12, 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 11,  :  July 4,  : July 11,  : 2005-2009

                  :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average

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                  :                    percent

                  :

Alabama .........:    73          56          73          69

Arizona .........:    76          55          70          84

Arkansas ........:    85          97          99          96

California ......:    73          60          75          77

Georgia .........:    68          70          84          75

Kansas ..........:    43          38          49          52

Louisiana .......:    98          91          93          95

Mississippi .....:    89          93          96          92

Missouri ........:    66          66          78          81

North Carolina ..:    84          85          87          90

Oklahoma ........:    61          35          74          51

South Carolina ..:    67          55          69          63

Tennessee .......:    81          77          86          89

Texas ...........:    72          56          75          58

Virginia ........:    61          36          62          67

                  :

15 States .......:    74          64          79          68

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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 11,  :  July 4,  : July 11,  : 2005-2009

                  :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average

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                  :                    percent

                  :

Alabama .........:    14          14          35          20

Arizona .........:    43          16          25          47

Arkansas ........:    19          31          68          43

California ......:    27           7          16          28

Georgia .........:    19          21          40          29

Kansas ..........:     1           -           1           1

Louisiana .......:    57          53          60          59

Mississippi .....:    35          45          67          42

Missouri ........:     8          16          32          26

North Carolina ..:    27          10          35          15

Oklahoma ........:     2           -          18           5

South Carolina ..:     8           7          18          10

Tennessee .......:     5          10          18          19

Texas ...........:    20          11          14          18

Virginia ........:    12          16          42          11

                  :

15 States .......:    20          15          26          23

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-  Represents zero.


Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 11, 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 .........:     2           4          30          59           5

Arizona .........:     -           1          25          65           9

Arkansas ........:     1           3          28          37          31

California ......:     -           -          35          55          10

Georgia .........:     2           7          34          46          11

Kansas ..........:     -           2          27          59          12

Louisiana .......:     1          13          26          54           6

Mississippi .....:     2           8          31          41          18

Missouri ........:     3          14          27          53           3

North Carolina ..:     7          17          30          41           5

Oklahoma ........:     -           1          17          71          11

South Carolina ..:     -           9          34          48           9

Tennessee .......:     -           2          25          62          11

Texas ...........:     2           4          23          51          20

Virginia ........:     -           -          50          50           -

                  :

15 States .......:     2           5          26          51          16

                  :

Previous week ...:     2           7          26          52          13

Previous year ...:     7          16          34          35           8

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-  Represents zero.

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