COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress Report

Released July 1, 2013, 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 2012 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : June 30,  : June 23,  : June 30,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    70          63          65          49     
Arizona .........:    79          61          81          61     
Arkansas ........:    97          48          80          80     
California ......:    61          55          70          49     
Georgia .........:    61          18          41          54     
Kansas ..........:    40           3           7          25     
Louisiana .......:    80          46          75          83     
Mississippi .....:    86          15          19          70     
Missouri ........:    69           7          21          52     
North Carolina ..:    54          20          37          67     
Oklahoma ........:    21           3          15          22     
South Carolina ..:    39           8          17          37     
Tennessee .......:    56          15          29          49     
Texas ...........:    31          19          31          36     
Virginia ........:    54          29          56          37     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    47          23          37          45     
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2012 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : June 30,  : June 23,  : June 30,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     7         (NA)          2           5     
Arizona .........:    24         (NA)         18          21     
Arkansas ........:    43         (NA)          -          15     
California ......:    17         (NA)         10          10     
Georgia .........:    17         (NA)          5          11     
Kansas ..........:     2         (NA)          -           -     
Louisiana .......:    31         (NA)          4          30     
Mississippi .....:    25         (NA)          1          13     
Missouri ........:     9         (NA)          -           5     
North Carolina ..:     2         (NA)          -           5     
Oklahoma ........:     1         (NA)          -           -     
South Carolina ..:     1         (NA)          -           3     
Tennessee .......:     5         (NA)          -           3     
Texas ...........:    11         (NA)          9          13     
Virginia ........:     4         (NA)          -           3     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    13         (NA)          6          11     
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-    Represents zero.                                            
(NA) Not available.       
                                       

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending June 30, 2013
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2012
planted acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     -           2          17          79           2     
Arizona ........:     -           -          16          56          28     
Arkansas .......:     5           4          20          52          19     
California .....:     -           -          20          15          65     
Georgia ........:     -           4          30          47          19     
Kansas .........:     -           3          41          44          12     
Louisiana ......:     -           1          48          42           9     
Mississippi ....:     1           8          36          45          10     
Missouri .......:     -           5          34          57           4     
North Carolina .:     -           7          41          42          10     
Oklahoma .......:     3          21          44          31           1     
South Carolina .:     2           6          28          63           1     
Tennessee ......:     1           8          24          51          16     
Texas ..........:     7          20          42          28           3     
Virginia .......:     -          19          28          43          10     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     4          13          36          38           9     
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Previous week ..:     6          17          34          35           8     
Previous year ..:     4          14          35          39           8     
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-  Represents zero.    

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