Released October 9, 2012, 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 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 7, :September 30,: October 7, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 82 79 87 84
Arizona ........: 97 97 98 96
Arkansas .......: 96 95 99 94
California .....: 82 75 83 81
Georgia ........: 90 85 88 86
Kansas .........: 63 70 84 65
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 99
Mississippi ....: 98 94 97 96
Missouri .......: 96 95 97 91
North Carolina .: 97 81 85 95
Oklahoma .......: 63 68 79 84
South Carolina .: 89 67 80 88
Tennessee ......: 91 92 97 93
Texas ..........: 86 71 81 75
Virginia .......: 92 85 95 91
:
15 States ......: 88 78 85 82
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 7, :September 30,: October 7, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 15 2 6 19
Arizona ........: 21 20 21 23
Arkansas .......: 22 21 50 32
California .....: 1 - - 4
Georgia ........: 18 9 12 13
Kansas .........: 1 1 4 -
Louisiana ......: 87 60 68 56
Mississippi ....: 48 25 33 41
Missouri .......: 26 23 38 36
North Carolina .: 18 2 4 15
Oklahoma .......: - 2 7 5
South Carolina .: 22 3 6 17
Tennessee ......: 26 19 37 32
Texas ..........: 23 15 19 20
Virginia .......: 17 - 3 18
:
15 States ......: 24 14 21 22
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 7, 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 ........: 1 4 24 62 9
Arizona ........: - 4 24 55 17
Arkansas .......: 3 6 19 45 27
California .....: - - 5 25 70
Georgia ........: 3 8 30 44 15
Kansas .........: 10 26 41 21 2
Louisiana ......: - 2 18 65 15
Mississippi ....: 1 6 24 48 21
Missouri .......: 10 24 35 29 2
North Carolina .: 1 2 28 54 15
Oklahoma .......: 30 45 16 9 -
South Carolina .: - 3 21 63 13
Tennessee ......: 1 3 25 59 12
Texas ..........: 20 28 29 19 4
Virginia .......: - - 12 78 10
:
15 States ......: 12 19 27 31 11
:
Previous week ..: 12 19 27 32 10
Previous year ..: 24 18 28 25 5
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- Represents zero.
