COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress Report

Released August 5, 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            :           
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      State      : August 4, : July 28,  : August 4, : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     98          97          98          90    
Arizona .........:     98          94         100          98    
Arkansas ........:    100         100         100         100    
California ......:     95          98          99          96    
Georgia .........:     98          84          87          95    
Kansas ..........:     89          70          80          93    
Louisiana .......:    100          99         100         100    
Mississippi .....:    100          96         100         100    
Missouri ........:    100          84         100          99    
North Carolina ..:     96          94          99          98    
Oklahoma ........:     82          67          69          80    
South Carolina ..:     96          86          88          95    
Tennessee .......:    100          77          88         100    
Texas ...........:     97          89          95          93    
Virginia ........:    100          85         100          95    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     97          89          94          94    
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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      : August 4, : July 28,  : August 4, : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    88          54          68          68     
Arizona .........:    80          65          85          78     
Arkansas ........:    99          94          97          97     
California ......:    69          80          85          79     
Georgia .........:    87          49          60          78     
Kansas ..........:    62          12          17          48     
Louisiana .......:    99          80          88          95     
Mississippi .....:    94          52          66          93     
Missouri ........:    50          41          61          82     
North Carolina ..:    70          68          78          83     
Oklahoma ........:    36          23          32          35     
South Carolina ..:    60          26          30          60     
Tennessee .......:    79          20          49          81     
Texas ...........:    65          26          42          62     
Virginia ........:    83          30          65          71     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    71          39          53          70     
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 4, 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 ........:     -           3          22          73           2     
Arizona ........:     -           -           6          48          46     
Arkansas .......:     5           5          23          43          24     
California .....:     -           -          15          25          60     
Georgia ........:     3          12          33          41          11     
Kansas .........:     -           5          49          40           6     
Louisiana ......:     -           -          26          61          13     
Mississippi ....:     1           5          32          48          14     
Missouri .......:     -           5          30          61           4     
North Carolina .:     2          11          44          39           4     
Oklahoma .......:     6          19          59          14           2     
South Carolina .:     -           9          29          59           3     
Tennessee ......:     1           4          19          54          22     
Texas ..........:    11          20          37          27           5     
Virginia .......:     3           7           3          74          13     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     7          14          34          35          10     
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Previous week ..:     8          14          33          35          10     
Previous year ..:    10          17          32          32           9     
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-  Represents zero.