Released October 31, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 28, : October 21, : October 28, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 93 96 98 95
Arizona ........: 100 99 100 100
Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 99
California .....: 96 95 100 98
Georgia ........: 99 95 96 98
Kansas .........: 91 95 98 91
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 100 100 100 99
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 98
North Carolina .: 100 95 99 100
Oklahoma .......: 91 90 94 97
South Carolina .: 98 90 94 99
Tennessee ......: 100 99 99 99
Texas ..........: 95 92 95 91
Virginia .......: 97 100 100 99
:
15 States ......: 97 94 96 95
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 28, : October 21, : October 28, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 48 29 43 55
Arizona ........: 39 25 30 42
Arkansas .......: 83 79 90 72
California .....: 48 15 38 40
Georgia ........: 47 31 37 38
Kansas .........: 13 8 27 9
Louisiana ......: 100 91 98 82
Mississippi ....: 88 64 80 72
Missouri .......: 80 62 70 72
North Carolina .: 57 18 34 52
Oklahoma .......: 22 31 45 25
South Carolina .: 57 23 36 50
Tennessee ......: 70 59 71 67
Texas ..........: 44 31 42 32
Virginia .......: 59 26 45 61
:
15 States ......: 56 38 50 47
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 28, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 4 19 55 21
Arizona ........: - 4 25 53 18
Arkansas .......: 3 6 19 45 27
California .....: - - 5 30 65
Georgia ........: 2 8 25 48 17
Kansas .........: 10 23 42 22 3
Louisiana ......: - 2 18 65 15
Mississippi ....: 1 5 22 46 26
Missouri .......: 10 24 35 29 2
North Carolina .: - 1 27 52 20
Oklahoma .......: 33 46 11 10 -
South Carolina .: 1 2 20 65 12
Tennessee ......: 1 3 25 59 12
Texas ..........: 20 28 31 18 3
Virginia .......: - - 5 64 31
:
15 States ......: 12 18 27 32 11
:
Previous week ..: 13 18 27 31 11
Previous year ..: 23 19 29 24 5
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- Represents zero.
