Crop Progress -- Released August 26, 2013, 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 2012 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 25, :August 18, :August 25, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 97 95 98 88
Arizona .........: 99 95 98 98
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 90 95 97 94
Georgia .........: 100 80 85 97
Kansas ..........: 86 45 67 86
Louisiana .......: 100 99 100 100
Mississippi .....: 100 90 95 100
Missouri ........: 98 87 94 99
North Carolina ..: 99 92 94 98
Oklahoma ........: 74 72 91 82
South Carolina ..: 90 70 72 91
Tennessee .......: 99 83 90 99
Texas ...........: 95 83 89 90
Virginia ........: 100 98 100 97
:
15 States .......: 96 85 90 93
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2012 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 25, : August 18, : August 25, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 15 1 3 22
Arizona ........: 63 34 41 48
Arkansas .......: 40 4 9 24
California .....: 7 10 15 12
Georgia ........: 21 2 3 20
Kansas .........: 18 1 2 8
Louisiana ......: 57 26 36 58
Mississippi ....: 51 - 5 32
Missouri .......: 30 - - 14
North Carolina .: 6 1 2 15
Oklahoma .......: 10 3 9 8
South Carolina .: 9 - - 10
Tennessee ......: 33 - 1 18
Texas ..........: 21 12 13 19
Virginia .......: 15 2 10 13
:
15 States ......: 23 8 10 20
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 25, 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 ........: - 2 28 68 2
Arizona ........: - 1 13 52 34
Arkansas .......: 5 11 23 41 20
California .....: - - 20 40 40
Georgia ........: 5 13 36 38 8
Kansas .........: 2 7 45 35 11
Louisiana ......: - - 27 61 12
Mississippi ....: 1 5 28 50 16
Missouri .......: - 8 35 55 2
North Carolina .: 3 11 43 40 3
Oklahoma .......: 13 16 23 43 5
South Carolina .: 4 10 36 48 2
Tennessee ......: 2 6 21 53 18
Texas ..........: 13 16 36 30 5
Virginia .......: 3 3 5 71 18
:
15 States ......: 8 12 33 39 8
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Previous week ..: 9 14 31 37 9
Previous year ..: 10 18 29 33 10
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- Represents zero.
