Released August 4, 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 : August 3, : July 27, : August 3, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 98 86 91 90
Arizona .........: 99 95 100 98
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 99 98 99 96
Georgia .........: 87 95 96 93
Kansas ..........: 79 54 66 89
Louisiana .......: 100 97 99 100
Mississippi .....: 99 95 97 100
Missouri ........: 98 89 100 99
North Carolina ..: 98 94 96 98
Oklahoma ........: 69 79 92 77
South Carolina ..: 88 97 98 93
Tennessee .......: 86 95 98 97
Texas ...........: 94 82 94 94
Virginia ........: 98 91 94 96
:
15 States .......: 93 87 95 95
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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 : August 3, : July 27, : August 3, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 66 61 72 65
Arizona ........: 82 65 75 79
Arkansas .......: 97 89 95 96
California .....: 84 95 97 79
Georgia ........: 58 68 82 73
Kansas .........: 16 8 15 41
Louisiana ......: 87 82 92 94
Mississippi ....: 64 74 79 86
Missouri .......: 58 48 58 73
North Carolina .: 77 78 86 81
Oklahoma .......: 31 56 65 34
South Carolina .: 29 86 91 52
Tennessee ......: 45 55 69 72
Texas ..........: 40 30 57 58
Virginia .......: 60 50 59 66
:
15 States ......: 51 49 68 66
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 3, 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 29 60 9
Arizona ........: - - 12 49 39
Arkansas .......: 2 7 23 45 23
California .....: - - 15 20 65
Georgia ........: - 6 27 54 13
Kansas .........: 2 4 38 51 5
Louisiana ......: - 2 6 65 27
Mississippi ....: - 2 27 57 14
Missouri .......: - 3 37 56 4
North Carolina .: - 4 22 61 13
Oklahoma .......: 1 5 29 63 2
South Carolina .: 1 6 30 54 9
Tennessee ......: 1 6 25 56 12
Texas ..........: 6 16 40 30 8
Virginia .......: - - 1 95 4
:
15 States ......: 3 11 33 42 11
:
Previous week ..: 3 10 33 42 12
Previous year ..: 7 14 34 35 10
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- Represents zero.
