Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress July 12, 2010

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            :

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       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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