Released August 1, 2011, 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 2010 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : July 31, : July 24, : July 31, : 2006-2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 88 64 71 89 Arizona .........: 96 90 95 98 Arkansas ........: 100 99 100 100 California ......: 97 80 90 97 Georgia .........: 98 80 88 95 Kansas ..........: 93 79 87 92 Louisiana .......: 99 100 100 99 Mississippi .....: 100 97 99 100 Missouri ........: 100 92 99 99 North Carolina ..: 97 93 94 99 Oklahoma ........: 89 44 47 82 South Carolina ..: 95 82 91 93 Tennessee .......: 99 93 97 99 Texas ...........: 95 73 90 88 Virginia ........: 88 95 100 93 : 15 States .......: 96 79 90 92 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2010 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : July 31, : July 24, : July 31, : 2006-2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 69 39 51 60 Arizona .........: 74 65 70 80 Arkansas ........: 95 84 98 95 California ......: 77 50 75 76 Georgia .........: 83 50 61 74 Kansas ..........: 44 7 26 42 Louisiana .......: 92 92 96 93 Mississippi .....: 96 63 82 91 Missouri ........: 96 52 74 83 North Carolina ..: 83 75 82 81 Oklahoma ........: 51 5 6 38 South Carolina ..: 49 43 59 48 Tennessee .......: 80 47 65 81 Texas ...........: 56 36 55 49 Virginia ........: 61 50 68 70 : 15 States .......: 68 46 62 62 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 31, 2011 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2010 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 13 19 27 34 7 Arizona ........: - - 13 65 22 Arkansas .......: 6 12 35 36 11 California .....: - - 35 45 20 Georgia ........: 14 18 38 25 5 Kansas .........: 15 17 43 21 4 Louisiana ......: 1 23 32 34 10 Mississippi ....: 2 7 23 50 18 Missouri .......: 4 8 29 55 4 North Carolina .: 1 11 37 44 7 Oklahoma .......: 57 31 9 3 - South Carolina .: 6 16 44 33 1 Tennessee ......: - 1 19 67 13 Texas ..........: 35 22 29 13 1 Virginia .......: - - 13 67 20 : 15 States ......: 22 18 30 25 5 : Previous week ..: 23 18 30 25 4 Previous year ..: 2 7 25 48 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.