COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress - June 04,2012

COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress - June 04,2012

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Released June 4, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service

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

Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Planted - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :          
                 :-----------------------------------:          
      State      :  June 3,  :  May 27,  :  June 3,  : 2007-2011
                 :   2011    :   2012    :   2012    :  Average 
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                 :                    percent                   
                 :                                              
Alabama .........:     82          95          99          89   
Arizona .........:     99          98          99          97   
Arkansas ........:     91         100         100          96   
California ......:    100          95          97         100   
Georgia .........:     86          85          92          79   
Kansas ..........:     64          74          84          61   
Louisiana .......:     99          98          99          98   
Mississippi .....:     97          97          99          94   
Missouri ........:     98          97          99          99   
North Carolina ..:     98          84          96          98   
Oklahoma ........:     49          50          63          62   
South Carolina ..:     92          85          91          94   
Tennessee .......:     78          90          98          90   
Texas ...........:     78          64          81          77   
Virginia ........:    100          99         100          99   
                 :                                              
15 States .......:     83          76          87          83   
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Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :          
                 :-----------------------------------:          
      State      :  June 3,  :  May 27,  :  June 3,  : 2007-2011
                 :   2011    :   2012    :   2012    :  Average 
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                 :                    percent                   
                 :                                              
Alabama .........:     1           1           4           2    
Arizona .........:    18          23          30          14    
Arkansas ........:     2           8          42           3    
California ......:     -          15          20          12    
Georgia .........:     6           2          10           3    
Kansas ..........:     -           -           -           -    
Louisiana .......:    15           2          18          10    
Mississippi .....:     6           1           9           5    
Missouri ........:     -           -           -           2    
North Carolina ..:     2           -           -           2    
Oklahoma ........:     -           -           -           -    
South Carolina ..:     1           2           5           -    
Tennessee .......:     -           -           1           1    
Texas ...........:    12          10          12          10    
Virginia ........:     -           -           -           -    
                 :                                              
15 States .......:     8           7          11           7    
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-  Represents zero.                                             

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending June 3, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011
planted acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent
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                :                          percent                         
                :                                                          
Alabama ........:      -           -          31          66           3   
Arizona ........:      2           3          51          31          13   
Arkansas .......:      2           8          25          45          20   
California .....:      -           -           5          85          10   
Georgia ........:      -           3          41          49           7   
Kansas .........:      -           1          45          46           8   
Louisiana ......:      -           3          34          53          10   
Mississippi ....:      -           3          25          54          18   
Missouri .......:      5          21          48          24           2   
North Carolina .:      -           5          32          54           9   
Oklahoma .......:      -           7          42          46           5   
South Carolina .:      -           2          34          59           5   
Tennessee ......:      1           8          31          54           6   
Texas ..........:      2          11          40          37          10   
Virginia .......:      -           -          21          75           4   
                :                                                          
15 States ......:      1           8          37          44          10   
                :                                                          
Previous week ..:      -           3          40          44          13   
Previous year ..:   (NA)        (NA)        (NA)        (NA)        (NA)   
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-     Represents zero.                                                     
(NA)  Not available.     
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