Released August 20, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 19, :August 12, :August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 69 95 97 83
Arizona .........: 94 95 98 95
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 94 85 87 93
Georgia .........: 88 97 99 94
Kansas ..........: 64 73 78 82
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 99
Mississippi .....: 98 98 99 99
Missouri ........: 100 81 95 97
North Carolina ..: 99 86 96 97
Oklahoma ........: 49 60 65 71
South Carolina ..: 84 82 85 84
Tennessee .......: 97 89 96 98
Texas ...........: 94 88 92 82
Virginia ........: 86 97 99 92
:
15 States .......: 92 89 93 87
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 8 3 7 15
Arizona ........: 39 25 50 34
Arkansas .......: 7 10 31 13
California .....: 7 4 5 10
Georgia ........: 11 6 12 11
Kansas .........: 3 6 10 3
Louisiana ......: 57 34 38 42
Mississippi ....: 9 11 27 18
Missouri .......: 4 9 19 7
North Carolina .: 12 3 5 9
Oklahoma .......: 1 - 4 3
South Carolina .: 11 1 4 5
Tennessee ......: 4 - 10 10
Texas ..........: 18 17 18 15
Virginia .......: 7 1 6 13
:
15 States ......: 15 12 17 14
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 19, 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 6 39 52 2
Arizona ........: 1 2 15 46 36
Arkansas .......: 5 11 25 39 20
California .....: - 5 10 25 60
Georgia ........: 1 7 32 47 13
Kansas .........: 8 26 41 21 4
Louisiana ......: - 3 28 65 4
Mississippi ....: 1 6 25 49 19
Missouri .......: 11 30 41 16 2
North Carolina .: - 5 17 63 15
Oklahoma .......: 17 54 20 9 -
South Carolina .: - 1 28 63 8
Tennessee ......: 2 8 29 54 7
Texas ..........: 19 27 32 18 4
Virginia .......: - - 12 45 43
:
15 States ......: 11 19 29 31 10
:
Previous week ..: 10 18 30 32 10
Previous year ..: 22 19 28 25 6
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- Represents zero.
