COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress Released September 13, 2010

Released September 13, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States

[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2009 cotton acreage]

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               :               Week ending               :            

               :-----------------------------------------:            

     State     :September 12,:September 5, :September 12,:  2005-2009 

               :    2009     :    2010     :    2010     :   Average  

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               :                        percent                       

               :                                                      

Alabama ........:     23            62            73            54     

Arizona ........:     72            50            70            73     

Arkansas .......:     33            82            88            64     

California .....:     33            22            25            39     

Georgia ........:     30            64            73            45     

Kansas .........:     13            25            30            13     

Louisiana ......:     80            90            97            85     

Mississippi ....:     61            86            92            74     

Missouri .......:     17            71            79            51     

North Carolina .:     46            65            82            58     

Oklahoma .......:     34            34            55            31     

South Carolina .:     56            31            49            45     

Tennessee ......:     30            68            79            56     

Texas ..........:     29            23            41            30     

Virginia .......:     39            12            40            63     

               :                                                      

15 States ......:     33            41            56            41     

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Cotton Harvested - Selected States

[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2009 cotton acreage]

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               :               Week ending               :            

               :-----------------------------------------:            

     State     :September 12,:September 5, :September 12,:  2005-2009 

               :    2009     :    2010     :    2010     :   Average  

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               :                        percent                       

               :                                                      

Alabama ........:      -             -             5             3     

Arizona ........:     14             5            10            10     

Arkansas .......:      -             4             9             2     

California .....:      -             -             -             -     

Georgia ........:      -             1             3             1     

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

Louisiana ......:      3            16            33             9     

Mississippi ....:      -             9            19             5     

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

North Carolina .:      -             -             -             -     

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

South Carolina .:      -             -             -             -     

Tennessee ......:      -             -             4             1     

Texas ..........:     13             9            10            15     

Virginia .......:      -             -             1             -     

               :                                                      

15 States ......:      7             6             8             8     

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-  Represents zero.                                                    

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 12, 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 ........:     7          24          39          29           1    

Arizona ........:     -           1           8          68          23    

Arkansas .......:     1           5          32          42          20    

California .....:     -           -          15          55          30    

Georgia ........:    11          20          30          31           8    

Kansas .........:     2           5          32          55           6    

Louisiana ......:     1          14          31          50           4    

Mississippi ....:     4          10          28          46          12    

Missouri .......:    12          20          27          36           5    

North Carolina .:     5          16          37          34           8    

Oklahoma .......:     2          11          38          35          14    

South Carolina .:     1          10          30          52           7    

Tennessee ......:     1           3          27          57          12    

Texas ..........:     2           6          28          47          17    

Virginia .......:     9          27          47          17           -    

               :                                                          

15 States ......:     3           9          29          45          14    

               :                                                          

Previous week ..:     3           9          28          45          15    

Previous year ..:     9          10          30          40          11    

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-  Represents zero.                                                        

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