COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress Report

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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