Released August 29, 2011, 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 2010 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 28, :August 21, :August 28, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 91 71 77 93
Arizona .........: 97 95 100 99
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 93 95 98 96
Georgia .........: 100 90 97 99
Kansas ..........: 95 76 84 97
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 100 99 100 100
Missouri ........: 100 100 100 100
North Carolina ..: 100 99 100 99
Oklahoma ........: 99 57 69 93
South Carolina ..: 93 87 95 95
Tennessee .......: 100 99 100 100
Texas ...........: 94 96 97 90
Virginia ........: 94 91 95 99
:
15 States .......: 96 94 96 94
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2010 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 28, : August 21, : August 28, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 48 10 18 33
Arizona ........: 43 40 55 47
Arkansas .......: 60 8 24 33
California .....: 19 8 10 23
Georgia ........: 42 13 32 24
Kansas .........: 12 3 8 7
Louisiana ......: 74 62 70 61
Mississippi ....: 68 12 31 46
Missouri .......: 30 5 14 23
North Carolina .: 40 15 25 20
Oklahoma .......: 19 1 11 11
South Carolina .: 11 12 29 11
Tennessee ......: 42 2 18 26
Texas ..........: 15 19 27 18
Virginia .......: 8 9 15 23
:
15 States ......: 28 16 27 23
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 28, 2011
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2010
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 7 20 36 33 4
Arizona ........: - 2 20 58 20
Arkansas .......: 1 14 30 40 15
California .....: - - 25 65 10
Georgia ........: 11 20 40 25 4
Kansas .........: 19 16 39 22 4
Louisiana ......: 4 25 36 28 7
Mississippi ....: 2 8 27 44 19
Missouri .......: 4 9 27 57 3
North Carolina .: 2 10 44 35 9
Oklahoma .......: 66 26 7 1 -
South Carolina .: 5 18 38 37 2
Tennessee ......: - 3 28 58 11
Texas ..........: 38 22 26 13 1
Virginia .......: - 5 5 50 40
:
15 States ......: 23 18 29 25 5
:
Previous week ..: 22 19 28 25 6
Previous year ..: 3 9 28 45 15
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- Represents zero.