Released July 9, 2012, 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 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : July 8, : July 1, : July 8, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 36 71 87 59
Arizona .........: 74 81 85 74
Arkansas ........: 91 98 99 93
California ......: 59 65 70 72
Georgia .........: 59 62 85 65
Kansas ..........: 53 44 67 55
Louisiana .......: 96 81 91 92
Mississippi .....: 84 87 94 88
Missouri ........: 69 72 79 73
North Carolina ..: 86 59 65 87
Oklahoma ........: 13 23 40 41
South Carolina ..: 65 42 62 56
Tennessee .......: 63 58 76 77
Texas ...........: 47 33 61 55
Virginia ........: 79 55 65 63
:
15 States .......: 56 49 70 64
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : July 8, : July 1, : July 8, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 10 8 25 16
Arizona .........: 31 25 35 35
Arkansas ........: 25 47 70 31
California ......: 26 20 30 26
Georgia .........: 25 18 45 20
Kansas ..........: - 2 10 -
Louisiana .......: 71 35 53 53
Mississippi .....: 20 28 41 32
Missouri ........: 7 10 12 18
North Carolina ..: 30 2 5 20
Oklahoma ........: - 1 6 3
South Carolina ..: 30 1 10 11
Tennessee .......: 8 3 17 10
Texas ...........: 15 11 15 16
Virginia ........: 1 5 7 9
:
15 States .......: 18 14 23 19
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 8, 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 ........: 7 17 61 14 1
Arizona ........: 1 7 20 43 29
Arkansas .......: 5 9 27 39 20
California .....: - - 5 45 50
Georgia ........: - 4 38 45 13
Kansas .........: 2 8 48 38 4
Louisiana ......: - 3 31 54 12
Mississippi ....: 1 5 24 53 17
Missouri .......: 12 30 41 15 2
North Carolina .: - 12 37 46 5
Oklahoma .......: 2 10 53 33 2
South Carolina .: 1 5 36 54 4
Tennessee ......: 7 15 35 38 5
Texas ..........: 5 19 41 31 4
Virginia .......: - 1 17 82 -
:
15 States ......: 4 14 38 36 8
:
Previous week ..: 4 14 35 39 8
Previous year ..: 23 19 30 24 4
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- Represents zero.
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