COTTON: Crop Progress Released July 11, 2011

COTTON: Crop Progress Released July 11, 2011

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Released July 11, 2011, 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 2010 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 10,  :  July 3,  : July 10,  : 2006-2010 
                 :   2010    :   2011    :   2011    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    71          30          39          68     
Arizona .........:    68          70          75          80     
Arkansas ........:    99          83          94          96     
California ......:    73          55          60          76     
Georgia .........:    82          51          62          74     
Kansas ..........:    47          35          60          55     
Louisiana .......:    93          88          99          94     
Mississippi .....:    96          73          88          92     
Missouri ........:    76          65          71          78     
North Carolina ..:    87          75          90          88     
Oklahoma ........:    68           7          16          52     
South Carolina ..:    67          53          70          62     
Tennessee .......:    85          47          70          86     
Texas ...........:    72          41          50          61     
Virginia ........:    58          60          87          65     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    77          49          60          70     
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2010 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 10,  :  July 3,  : July 10,  : 2006-2010 
                 :   2010    :   2011    :   2011    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    32           4          13          22     
Arizona .........:    24          30          32          41     
Arkansas ........:    63          12          30          43     
California ......:    15          15          30          27     
Georgia .........:    37          17          28          28     
Kansas ..........:     1           -           -           1     
Louisiana .......:    59          55          78          58     
Mississippi .....:    64           7          25          45     
Missouri ........:    30           3           9          25     
North Carolina ..:    31          14          37          21     
Oklahoma ........:    15           -           -           6     
South Carolina ..:    16          16          35          10     
Tennessee .......:    17           -           7          15     
Texas ...........:    14          14          15          18     
Virginia ........:    38           -           2          14     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    25          14          20          23     
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-  Represents zero.                                              

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 10, 2011
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2010
planted acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:    14          21          34          29           2     
Arizona ........:     -           -          19          67          14     
Arkansas .......:     6          10          34          37          13     
California .....:     -           5          25          50          20     
Georgia ........:    19          23          37          18           3     
Kansas .........:     7          10          50          29           4     
Louisiana ......:     2          22          34          39           3     
Mississippi ....:     2           9          23          53          13     
Missouri .......:     7          11          26          53           3     
North Carolina .:     1           4          29          56          10     
Oklahoma .......:    47          31          17           5           -     
South Carolina .:     4          13          48          34           1     
Tennessee ......:     -           2          19          65          14     
Texas ..........:    36          23          30          11           -     
Virginia .......:     -          20          17          42          21     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    23          19          30          24           4     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    22          19          31          24           4     
Previous year ..:     2           5          26          51          16     
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-  Represents zero.    



                                    
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