Released August 27, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 26, :August 19, :August 26, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 75 97 97 88
Arizona .........: 99 98 99 98
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 97 87 90 95
Georgia .........: 95 99 100 98
Kansas ..........: 72 78 87 90
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 100 99 100 100
Missouri ........: 100 95 98 100
North Carolina ..: 100 96 100 98
Oklahoma ........: 66 65 89 85
South Carolina ..: 93 85 91 93
Tennessee .......: 100 96 100 100
Texas ...........: 97 92 95 88
Virginia ........: 94 99 100 97
:
15 States .......: 96 93 96 92
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 26, : August 19, : August 26, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 16 7 16 26
Arizona ........: 51 50 65 47
Arkansas .......: 19 31 41 27
California .....: 9 5 7 18
Georgia ........: 27 12 22 20
Kansas .........: 7 10 19 5
Louisiana ......: 68 38 61 55
Mississippi ....: 26 27 55 34
Missouri .......: 11 19 32 17
North Carolina .: 22 5 6 18
Oklahoma .......: 8 4 11 8
South Carolina .: 24 4 10 12
Tennessee ......: 14 10 36 23
Texas ..........: 25 18 21 18
Virginia .......: 13 6 16 18
:
15 States ......: 24 17 24 21
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 26, 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 ........: 2 6 43 46 3
Arizona ........: 1 2 12 49 36
Arkansas .......: 3 7 21 46 23
California .....: - 5 10 40 45
Georgia ........: 2 6 26 54 12
Kansas .........: 8 24 42 22 4
Louisiana ......: - 2 17 74 7
Mississippi ....: 1 9 23 49 18
Missouri .......: 10 30 40 18 2
North Carolina .: 1 2 14 64 19
Oklahoma .......: 20 51 19 10 -
South Carolina .: 1 2 21 67 9
Tennessee ......: 2 7 30 54 7
Texas ..........: 17 26 34 18 5
Virginia .......: - - 5 59 36
:
15 States ......: 10 18 29 33 10
:
Previous week ..: 11 19 29 31 10
Previous year ..: 23 18 29 25 5
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- Represents zero.
