Released July 23, 2012, 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 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : July 22, : July 15, : July 22, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 60 91 96 80
Arizona .........: 89 90 92 91
Arkansas ........: 98 100 100 99
California ......: 79 85 90 89
Georgia .........: 77 91 93 85
Kansas ..........: 76 79 83 85
Louisiana .......: 100 98 100 98
Mississippi .....: 96 98 99 98
Missouri ........: 89 90 98 94
North Carolina ..: 93 90 92 96
Oklahoma ........: 40 52 60 64
South Carolina ..: 80 80 85 84
Tennessee .......: 91 84 93 96
Texas ...........: 70 76 87 76
Virginia ........: 94 90 98 85
:
15 States .......: 76 82 90 82
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : July 22, : July 15, : July 22, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 35 39 76 43
Arizona .........: 59 55 60 62
Arkansas ........: 79 87 92 80
California ......: 49 45 60 58
Georgia .........: 47 59 67 50
Kansas ..........: 6 19 26 10
Louisiana .......: 91 75 87 82
Mississippi .....: 56 63 80 70
Missouri ........: 45 19 31 56
North Carolina ..: 72 28 40 64
Oklahoma ........: 4 9 16 17
South Carolina ..: 42 20 35 30
Tennessee .......: 40 37 55 54
Texas ...........: 31 25 35 30
Virginia ........: 39 10 40 48
:
15 States .......: 41 36 47 42
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 22, 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 ........: 11 17 39 33 -
Arizona ........: 1 3 20 44 32
Arkansas .......: 3 7 28 42 20
California .....: - - 5 35 60
Georgia ........: - 6 36 46 12
Kansas .........: 3 13 52 27 5
Louisiana ......: - 2 31 54 13
Mississippi ....: 2 4 28 42 24
Missouri .......: 12 31 42 13 2
North Carolina .: - 10 27 56 7
Oklahoma .......: 2 17 56 25 -
South Carolina .: 1 3 35 55 6
Tennessee ......: 3 12 36 45 4
Texas ..........: 8 17 38 31 6
Virginia .......: - - 25 66 9
:
15 States ......: 5 13 35 37 10
:
Previous week ..: 5 13 37 37 8
Previous year ..: 23 18 30 25 4
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- Represents zero.
