Cotton related extracts from Crop Progress June 28, 2010

Released June 28, 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      : June 27,  : June 20,  : June 27,  : 2005-2009

                :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                :                    percent                   

                :                                              

Alabama .........:    34          25          46          41    

Arizona .........:    38          43          46          57    

Arkansas ........:    48          82          93          77    

California ......:    31          23          37          45    

Georgia .........:    39          32          54          47    

Kansas ..........:    12           2          13           9    

Louisiana .......:    83          54          80          80    

Mississippi .....:    39          53          70          65    

Missouri ........:    15          47          59          42    

North Carolina ..:    56          50          69          54    

Oklahoma ........:    16           4          25          19    

South Carolina ..:    28          15          35          32    

Tennessee .......:    38          26          52          57    

Texas ...........:    21          16          39          28    

Virginia ........:    23           2          14          23    

                :                                              

15 States .......:    29          27          48          39    

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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      : June 27,  : June 20,  : June 27,  : 2005-2009

                :   2009    :   2010    :   2010    :  Average 

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                :                    percent                   

                :                                              

Alabama .........:     2           -           2           3    

Arizona .........:    14           5          13          16    

Arkansas ........:     2           1          11           5    

California ......:     5           -           2           8    

Georgia .........:     4           2           9           6    

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

Louisiana .......:     8           5          23          15    

Mississippi .....:     5           1          11           9    

Missouri ........:     -           -           3           5    

North Carolina ..:     -           -           4           -    

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

South Carolina ..:     -           -           -           1    

Tennessee .......:     -           -           -           2    

Texas ...........:    12           7           8          13    

Virginia ........:     -           -           4           -    

                :                                              

15 States .......:     8           4           8          10    

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- Represents zero.                                              

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending June 27, 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          21          70           8    

Arizona .........:     -           2          40          34          24    

Arkansas ........:     -           3          25          42          30    

California ......:     -           -          20          50          30    

Georgia .........:     -           5          30          52          13    

Kansas ..........:     -           3          31          56          10    

Louisiana .......:     2          14          27          52           5    

Mississippi .....:     -           3          20          56          21    

Missouri ........:     1           8          27          61           3    

North Carolina ..:     1          10          35          49           5    

Oklahoma ........:     -           2          17          77           4    

South Carolina ..:     1           3          38          52           6    

Tennessee .......:     -           2          18          66          14    

Texas ...........:     2           6          36          43          13    

Virginia ........:     -           -          41          53           6    

                :                                                          

15 States .......:     1           5          32          49          13    

                :                                                          

Previous week ...:     1           4          33          49          13    

Previous year ...:     9          17          32          35           7    

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- Represents zero.                                                          

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