Released September 24, 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 :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,: 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 66 55 69 69
Arizona ........: 86 86 90 86
Arkansas .......: 90 87 93 82
California .....: 52 40 53 55
Georgia ........: 76 67 78 68
Kansas .........: 41 45 61 34
Louisiana ......: 99 93 97 94
Mississippi ....: 90 87 91 87
Missouri .......: 71 76 88 74
North Carolina .: 85 62 78 82
Oklahoma .......: 36 50 59 56
South Carolina .: 80 39 53 73
Tennessee ......: 74 81 87 78
Texas ..........: 71 50 61 51
Virginia .......: 70 59 75 73
:
15 States ......: 73 59 69 62
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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 :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,: 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 3 - - 7
Arizona ........: 15 10 15 15
Arkansas .......: 5 6 11 11
California .....: - - - -
Georgia ........: 5 3 4 4
Kansas .........: - - - -
Louisiana ......: 58 27 41 29
Mississippi ....: 15 9 13 20
Missouri .......: 2 5 16 13
North Carolina .: 6 - - 3
Oklahoma .......: - - 1 -
South Carolina .: 8 - 1 4
Tennessee ......: 2 3 11 9
Texas ..........: 17 10 14 15
Virginia .......: - - - 2
:
15 States ......: 11 6 10 11
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 23, 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 2 34 57 6
Arizona ........: 1 4 10 52 33
Arkansas .......: 5 7 22 43 23
California .....: - - 5 25 70
Georgia ........: 3 9 32 46 10
Kansas .........: 10 26 40 20 4
Louisiana ......: - 2 20 62 16
Mississippi ....: 1 6 21 51 21
Missouri .......: 10 25 39 25 1
North Carolina .: - 2 19 61 18
Oklahoma .......: 29 46 16 9 -
South Carolina .: 1 2 17 66 14
Tennessee ......: 1 4 25 60 10
Texas ..........: 18 28 31 19 4
Virginia .......: - - 13 79 8
:
15 States ......: 11 19 27 33 10
:
Previous week ..: 12 18 27 32 11
Previous year ..: 25 19 27 25 4
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- Represents zero.
