July 8, 2014

USDA: Crop Progress

Released July 7, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Squaring - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : July 6, : June 29, : July 6, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 80 49 60 65
Arizona .........: 85 65 75 73
Arkansas ........: 95 84 98 90
California ......: 91 60 80 69
Georgia .........: 50 55 73 63
Kansas ..........: 15 5 21 39
Louisiana .......: 86 69 82 90
Mississippi .....: 65 57 73 82
Missouri ........: 32 51 59 60
North Carolina ..: 59 42 70 74
Oklahoma ........: 20 54 58 30
South Carolina ..: 31 57 68 52
Tennessee .......: 38 50 62 63
Texas ...........: 40 18 36 52
Virginia ........: 59 34 43 56
:
15 States .......: 49 36 53 60
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2013 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : July 6, : June 29, : July 6, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 5 4 11 12
Arizona ........: 30 20 31 30
Arkansas .......: 7 3 8 28
California .....: 31 10 25 21
Georgia ........: 10 5 18 21
Kansas .........: - - - 2
Louisiana ......: 13 19 39 45
Mississippi ....: 5 12 18 25
Missouri .......: - - - 8
North Carolina .: 2 1 9 13
Oklahoma .......: 2 - 25 2
South Carolina .: 1 20 25 9
Tennessee ......: - 4 8 6
Texas ..........: 11 7 9 14
Virginia .......: - - - 7
:
15 States ......: 9 7 12 16
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- Represents zero.

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 6, 2014
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: - 2 34 54 10
Arizona ........: - - 16 47 37
Arkansas .......: - 7 23 45 25
California .....: - - 20 25 55
Georgia ........: - 5 29 54 12
Kansas .........: 2 4 40 48 6
Louisiana ......: - 1 14 65 20
Mississippi ....: - 2 27 57 14
Missouri .......: - 3 39 54 4
North Carolina .: 1 3 24 61 11
Oklahoma .......: - 5 37 56 2
South Carolina .: - 5 31 59 5
Tennessee ......: 1 6 24 55 14
Texas ..........: 8 14 37 30 11
Virginia .......: - - 2 95 3
:
15 States ......: 4 9 32 42 13
:
Previous week ..: 4 9 34 41 12
Previous year ..: 9 15 32 34 10
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- Represents zero.

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