Released July 15, 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 14,  :  July 7,  : July 14,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     90         82          90          75     
Arizona .........:     89         86          88          81     
Arkansas ........:    100         97          99          97     
California ......:     83         95          96          80     
Georgia .........:     90         51          68          80     
Kansas ..........:     77         16          50          68     
Louisiana .......:     97         88          97          96     
Mississippi .....:     97         73          83          94     
Missouri ........:     88         34          62          83     
North Carolina ..:     86         63          73          90     
Oklahoma ........:     50         21          23          53     
South Carolina ..:     77         33          42          72     
Tennessee .......:     83         39          52          84     
Texas ...........:     74         41          65          68     
Virginia ........:     86         60          80          76     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     80         51          69          75     
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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 14,  :  July 7,  : July 14,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    37           5          17          29     
Arizona .........:    39          32          60          41     
Arkansas ........:    85           8          28          57     
California ......:    43          35          50          36     
Georgia .........:    57          11          20          40     
Kansas ..........:    18           -           2           5     
Louisiana .......:    72          15          55          70     
Mississippi .....:    60           6          20          50     
Missouri ........:    18           -          19          27     
North Carolina ..:    25           2           9          38     
Oklahoma ........:     9           2           4          10     
South Carolina ..:    19           1           3          21     
Tennessee .......:    34           -           2          23     
Texas ...........:    24          11          13          21     
Virginia ........:    10           -           -          19     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    34          10          17          29     
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-  Represents zero.                                              

Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 14, 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 ........:     -           5          29          65           1     
Arizona ........:     -           -           9          47          44     
Arkansas .......:     7           6          16          44          27     
California .....:     -           -          10           5          85     
Georgia ........:     -           6          31          48          15     
Kansas .........:     -           6          51          34           9     
Louisiana ......:     -           1          29          60          10     
Mississippi ....:     1           6          40          45           8     
Missouri .......:     -           5          31          60           4     
North Carolina .:     6          11          35          42           6     
Oklahoma .......:     8          37          33          20           2     
South Carolina .:     3           6          26          61           4     
Tennessee ......:     1           7          24          50          18     
Texas ..........:    16          23          35          23           3     
Virginia .......:     -           3          23          63          11     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:    10          16          32          32          10     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:     9          15          32          34          10     
Previous year ..:     5          13          37          37           8     
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-  Represents zero.