Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress July 26, 2010

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            :          

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

                 :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                 :                    percent                   

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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   

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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            :          

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      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           -    

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

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Previous week ...:     2           5          25          50          18    

Previous year ...:     9          12          33          36          10    

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-  Represents zero.    

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