Released August 8, 2011, 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 2010 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : August 7, : July 31, : August 7, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 91 71 81 94
Arizona .........: 98 95 99 99
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 100 90 92 99
Georgia .........: 100 88 90 98
Kansas ..........: 99 87 91 99
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi .....: 100 99 100 100
Missouri ........: 100 99 100 100
North Carolina ..: 100 94 100 100
Oklahoma ........: 98 47 62 90
South Carolina ..: 98 91 92 98
Tennessee .......: 100 97 100 100
Texas ...........: 97 90 96 93
Virginia ........: 92 100 100 96
:
15 States .......: 98 90 95 96
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2010 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : August 7, : July 31, : August 7, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 72 51 59 69
Arizona .........: 79 70 85 86
Arkansas ........: 99 98 100 99
California ......: 84 75 85 85
Georgia .........: 94 61 70 86
Kansas ..........: 65 26 41 67
Louisiana .......: 94 96 98 96
Mississippi .....: 99 82 94 96
Missouri ........: 100 74 100 91
North Carolina ..: 93 82 91 90
Oklahoma ........: 64 6 13 50
South Carolina ..: 63 59 68 64
Tennessee .......: 92 65 87 91
Texas ...........: 75 55 79 64
Virginia ........: 66 68 70 80
:
15 States .......: 82 62 79 74
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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 7, : July 31, : August 7, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 4 (NA) - 3
Arizona ........: 25 (NA) 30 19
Arkansas .......: 5 (NA) - 2
California .....: - (NA) 5 2
Georgia ........: 6 (NA) 2 2
Kansas .........: 1 (NA) 1 -
Louisiana ......: 16 (NA) 24 8
Mississippi ....: 11 (NA) 1 4
Missouri .......: - (NA) - 2
North Carolina .: 1 (NA) 1 1
Oklahoma .......: - (NA) - -
South Carolina .: - (NA) 6 -
Tennessee ......: 3 (NA) - 1
Texas ..........: 11 (NA) 14 13
Virginia .......: - (NA) 1 4
:
15 States ......: 8 (NA) 9 8
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 7, 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 ........: 12 17 28 37 6
Arizona ........: - 1 7 59 33
Arkansas .......: 3 14 34 35 14
California .....: - - 25 60 15
Georgia ........: 12 17 40 28 3
Kansas .........: 16 15 41 24 4
Louisiana ......: 3 26 35 31 5
Mississippi ....: 2 8 22 50 18
Missouri .......: 4 4 32 55 5
North Carolina .: 1 9 38 45 7
Oklahoma .......: 49 38 11 2 -
South Carolina .: 2 17 45 34 2
Tennessee ......: - 1 21 66 12
Texas ..........: 36 25 27 11 1
Virginia .......: - - 13 67 20
:
15 States ......: 22 19 29 25 5
:
Previous week ..: 22 18 30 25 5
Previous year ..: 2 8 25 47 18
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- Represents zero.