Released August 6, 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 : August 5, : July 29, : August 5, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 78 97 98 90
Arizona .........: 96 93 99 98
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 91 93 95 97
Georgia .........: 89 96 98 95
Kansas ..........: 90 86 90 96
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 100 100 100 100
Missouri ........: 100 100 100 99
North Carolina ..: 98 94 96 99
Oklahoma ........: 58 71 84 81
South Carolina ..: 92 93 96 96
Tennessee .......: 99 97 100 100
Texas ...........: 94 92 98 92
Virginia ........: 100 100 100 96
:
15 States .......: 93 93 98 94
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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 : August 5, : July 29, : August 5, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 57 83 89 64
Arizona .........: 81 68 82 81
Arkansas ........: 99 95 100 98
California ......: 82 65 70 85
Georgia .........: 67 78 88 77
Kansas ..........: 37 44 65 53
Louisiana .......: 97 96 99 95
Mississippi .....: 91 91 95 94
Missouri ........: 93 40 52 90
North Carolina ..: 88 61 71 88
Oklahoma ........: 11 26 38 34
South Carolina ..: 65 50 62 58
Tennessee .......: 81 70 80 86
Texas ...........: 72 48 68 61
Virginia ........: 69 60 87 74
:
15 States .......: 74 59 74 70
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 5, : July 29, : August 5, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - (NA) 1 1
Arizona ........: 27 (NA) 15 19
Arkansas .......: - (NA) 4 1
California .....: 4 (NA) 3 2
Georgia ........: 2 (NA) 1 1
Kansas .........: 1 (NA) 3 -
Louisiana ......: 23 (NA) 9 9
Mississippi ....: 1 (NA) 3 2
Missouri .......: - (NA) - 1
North Carolina .: 1 (NA) 2 -
Oklahoma .......: - (NA) - -
South Carolina .: 5 (NA) - 1
Tennessee ......: - (NA) - 1
Texas ..........: 14 (NA) 16 12
Virginia .......: 1 (NA) - 2
:
15 States ......: 9 (NA) 9 7
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 5, 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 ........: 3 13 47 37 -
Arizona ........: 1 2 17 49 31
Arkansas .......: 5 12 25 37 21
California .....: - - 10 40 50
Georgia ........: 1 5 33 50 11
Kansas .........: 4 18 50 24 4
Louisiana ......: - 2 25 60 13
Mississippi ....: 1 6 26 48 19
Missouri .......: 12 31 42 13 2
North Carolina .: - 5 22 59 14
Oklahoma .......: 10 35 41 14 -
South Carolina .: 1 3 34 56 6
Tennessee ......: 3 10 32 49 6
Texas ..........: 16 25 35 20 4
Virginia .......: - - 11 53 36
:
15 States ......: 10 17 32 32 9
:
Previous week ..: 6 16 34 35 9
Previous year ..: 22 19 29 25 5
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- Represents zero.
