Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress July 26, 2010

Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress July 26, 2010

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Released July 26, 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 25,  : July 18,  : July 25,  : 2005-2009

                 :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                 :                    percent                   

                 :                                              

Alabama .........:     85          81          86          87   

Arizona .........:     95          80          95          96   

Arkansas ........:     97         100         100          99   

California ......:     92          85          91          93   

Georgia .........:     88          92          97          91   

Kansas ..........:     80          71          85          81   

Louisiana .......:    100          96          99          99   

Mississippi .....:    100          98         100         100   

Missouri ........:     93          97         100          96   

North Carolina ..:     99          90          93          98   

Oklahoma ........:     68          78          86          74   

South Carolina ..:     93          84          93          87   

Tennessee .......:     98          94          97          99   

Texas ...........:     83          81          92          81   

Virginia ........:     83          75          80          91   

                 :                                              

15 States .......:     87          86          94          87   

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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 25,  : July 18,  : July 25,  : 2005-2009

                 :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                 :                    percent                   

                 :                                              

Alabama .........:    33          50          60          49    

Arizona .........:    75          50          70          73    

Arkansas ........:    78          77          86          89    

California ......:    58          28          57          61    

Georgia .........:    51          54          70          61    

Kansas ..........:    19           5          11          18    

Louisiana .......:    89          73          83          86    

Mississippi .....:    71          79          92          80    

Missouri ........:    47          52          85          65    

North Carolina ..:    77          52          74          64    

Oklahoma ........:    15          30          49          21    

South Carolina ..:    35          25          37          34    

Tennessee .......:    56          43          65          69    

Texas ...........:    34          30          47          34    

Virginia ........:    46          49          55          58    

                 :                                              

15 States .......:    45          41          58          48    

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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 25, 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 .........:     3           6          31          52           8    

Arizona .........:     -           -          19          63          18    

Arkansas ........:     1           6          32          40          21    

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

Georgia .........:     1           7          32          48          12    

Kansas ..........:     1           2          32          58           7    

Louisiana .......:     2          14          25          58           1    

Mississippi .....:     3           8          29          45          15    

Missouri ........:     3          15          25          54           3    

North Carolina ..:     6          14          40          38           2    

Oklahoma ........:     -           1           8          66          25    

South Carolina ..:     -           7          30          54           9    

Tennessee .......:     -           2          22          59          17    

Texas ...........:     2           4          20          50          24    

Virginia ........:     5          32          39          24           -    

                 :                                                          

15 States .......:     2           6          24          49          19    

                 :                                                          

Previous week ...:     2           5          25          50          18    

Previous year ...:     9          12          33          36          10    

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-  Represents zero.    

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