COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress Report, released June 25, 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 :
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State : June 24, : June 17, : June 24, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
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Alabama .........: 20 57 61 29
Arizona .........: 62 50 70 52
Arkansas ........: 39 85 92 62
California ......: 24 30 40 37
Georgia .........: 31 44 56 35
Kansas ..........: 7 4 19 7
Louisiana .......: 79 56 72 70
Mississippi .....: 52 52 77 54
Missouri ........: 27 36 50 35
North Carolina ..: 55 9 21 54
Oklahoma ........: 4 7 12 12
South Carolina ..: 21 17 23 21
Tennessee .......: 28 31 46 38
Texas ...........: 22 15 21 23
Virginia ........: 37 35 45 16
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15 States .......: 29 27 36 32
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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 :
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State : June 24, : June 17, : June 24, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: - 1 2 1
Arizona .........: 19 - 15 13
Arkansas ........: 3 5 16 3
California ......: - - - 6
Georgia .........: 4 4 13 3
Kansas ..........: - - - -
Louisiana .......: 24 2 10 11
Mississippi .....: 1 - 6 3
Missouri ........: - - 5 3
North Carolina ..: 2 - - 2
Oklahoma ........: - - - -
South Carolina ..: - - - -
Tennessee .......: - - - -
Texas ...........: 13 9 10 11
Virginia ........: - - - -
:
15 States .......: 8 5 8 7
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending June 24, 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 ........: - 9 27 58 6
Arizona ........: 1 6 21 49 23
Arkansas .......: 2 6 24 44 24
California .....: - - 5 30 65
Georgia ........: - 4 35 50 11
Kansas .........: - 1 46 49 4
Louisiana ......: - 2 33 53 12
Mississippi ....: - 3 17 62 18
Missouri .......: 8 27 44 19 2
North Carolina .: 1 4 39 52 4
Oklahoma .......: - 3 34 43 20
South Carolina .: - 2 19 73 6
Tennessee ......: 1 4 22 58 15
Texas ..........: 8 16 40 31 5
Virginia .......: - - 22 78 -
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15 States ......: 5 11 34 40 10
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Previous week ..: 6 9 32 43 10
Previous year ..: 21 20 32 24 3
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- Represents zero.
