Released October 22, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 21, : October 14, : October 21, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 91 95 96 92
Arizona ........: 100 99 99 99
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 99
California .....: 93 93 95 93
Georgia ........: 96 93 95 96
Kansas .........: 86 93 95 82
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 100 99 100 99
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 97
North Carolina .: 100 90 95 99
Oklahoma .......: 85 89 90 94
South Carolina .: 96 87 90 97
Tennessee ......: 99 99 99 99
Texas ..........: 94 88 92 88
Virginia .......: 96 99 100 97
:
15 States ......: 95 91 94 92
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 21, : October 14, : October 21, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 36 17 29 41
Arizona ........: 34 22 25 34
Arkansas .......: 69 65 79 62
California .....: 26 10 15 25
Georgia ........: 34 17 31 28
Kansas .........: 9 6 8 4
Louisiana ......: 97 78 91 75
Mississippi ....: 80 50 64 66
Missouri .......: 69 47 62 63
North Carolina .: 41 8 18 39
Oklahoma .......: 6 15 31 16
South Carolina .: 42 12 23 38
Tennessee ......: 55 49 59 58
Texas ..........: 35 24 31 27
Virginia .......: 48 14 26 44
:
15 States ......: 44 28 38 39
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 21, 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 ........: 1 3 25 60 11
Arizona ........: - 4 25 53 18
Arkansas .......: 3 6 19 45 27
California .....: - - 7 18 75
Georgia ........: 2 6 33 43 16
Kansas .........: 10 21 39 26 4
Louisiana ......: - 2 18 65 15
Mississippi ....: 1 5 22 46 26
Missouri .......: 10 24 35 29 2
North Carolina .: - 1 26 56 17
Oklahoma .......: 33 43 10 14 -
South Carolina .: - 2 19 66 13
Tennessee ......: 1 3 25 59 12
Texas ..........: 21 28 29 18 4
Virginia .......: - - 6 70 24
:
15 States ......: 13 18 27 31 11
:
Previous week ..: 12 18 28 31 11
Previous year ..: 25 19 27 24 5
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- Represents zero.
