Released August 12, 2013, 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 2012 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :August 11, : August 4, :August 11, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 100 98 99 94
Arizona .........: 100 100 100 99
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 96 99 99 97
Georgia .........: 100 87 93 97
Kansas ..........: 93 80 83 96
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 100 100 100 100
Missouri ........: 100 100 100 100
North Carolina ..: 99 99 100 100
Oklahoma ........: 93 69 87 91
South Carolina ..: 99 88 94 98
Tennessee .......: 100 88 91 100
Texas ...........: 99 95 97 96
Virginia ........: 100 100 100 98
:
15 States .......: 99 94 97 97
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2012 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 11, : August 4, :August 11, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 94 68 77 75
Arizona .........: 93 85 92 87
Arkansas ........: 100 97 99 100
California ......: 83 85 90 87
Georgia .........: 96 60 73 89
Kansas ..........: 72 17 34 63
Louisiana .......: 100 88 96 97
Mississippi .....: 98 66 80 97
Missouri ........: 77 61 72 91
North Carolina ..: 84 78 88 91
Oklahoma ........: 57 32 43 52
South Carolina ..: 79 30 50 75
Tennessee .......: 88 49 69 92
Texas ...........: 85 42 69 76
Virginia ........: 96 65 89 82
:
15 States .......: 87 53 73 81
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 11, 2013
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2012
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - 3 31 65 1
Arizona ........: - 1 12 55 32
Arkansas .......: 3 8 24 47 18
California .....: - - 15 35 50
Georgia ........: 3 14 35 38 10
Kansas .........: - 5 45 40 10
Louisiana ......: - - 28 60 12
Mississippi ....: 1 5 28 50 16
Missouri .......: - 8 35 55 2
North Carolina .: 4 12 45 35 4
Oklahoma .......: 9 21 54 14 2
South Carolina .: 5 10 29 52 4
Tennessee ......: 1 4 25 52 18
Texas ..........: 16 20 33 26 5
Virginia .......: 3 3 11 68 15
:
15 States ......: 10 15 32 34 9
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Previous week ..: 7 14 34 35 10
Previous year ..: 10 18 30 32 10
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- Represents zero.
