COTTON RELATED EXTRACTS FROM Crop Progress Report

Released July 22, 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            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 21,  : July 14,  : July 21,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     95         90           95         82     
Arizona .........:     92         88           91         88     
Arkansas ........:    100         99          100         98     
California ......:     89         96           97         87     
Georgia .........:     93         68           75         87     
Kansas ..........:     82         50           66         80     
Louisiana .......:    100         97           98         98     
Mississippi .....:     99         83           92         98     
Missouri ........:     97         62           77         93     
North Carolina ..:     92         73           86         94     
Oklahoma ........:     59         23           39         62     
South Carolina ..:     84         42           62         84     
Tennessee .......:     92         52           68         94     
Texas ...........:     85         65           73         78     
Virginia ........:     97         80           84         86     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     88         69           77         83     
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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      : July 21,  : July 14,  : July 21,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    71          17          23          47     
Arizona .........:    57          60          64          57     
Arkansas ........:    91          28          79          77     
California ......:    58          50          70          50     
Georgia .........:    66          20          34          54     
Kansas ..........:    25           2           7          11     
Louisiana .......:    85          55          63          83     
Mississippi .....:    78          20          34          68     
Missouri ........:    29          19          33          47     
North Carolina ..:    38           9          36          58     
Oklahoma ........:    15           4           8          17     
South Carolina ..:    33           3          14          32     
Tennessee .......:    52           2          14          47     
Texas ...........:    34          13          18          31     
Virginia ........:    36           -          26          41     
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15 States .......:    45          17          27          42     
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-  Represents zero.                                              

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 21, 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          18          77           2     
Arizona ........:     -           -          10          47          43     
Arkansas .......:     5           6          17          43          29     
California .....:     -           -           5          15          80     
Georgia ........:     2           8          35          43          12     
Kansas .........:     -           8          54          32           6     
Louisiana ......:     -           1          29          60          10     
Mississippi ....:     -           2          26          67           5     
Missouri .......:     -           5          31          60           4     
North Carolina .:     5          15          35          39           6     
Oklahoma .......:     6          18          56          19           1     
South Carolina .:     5          11          32          49           3     
Tennessee ......:     2           4          21          54          19     
Texas ..........:    17          21          36          22           4     
Virginia .......:     2           2          18          72           6     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    10          14          32          34          10     
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Previous week ..:    10          16          32          32          10     
Previous year ..:     5          13          35          37          10     
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-  Represents zero.