Released July 29, 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 28,  : July 21,  : July 28,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:     97          95          97          87    
Arizona .........:     93          91          94          94    
Arkansas ........:    100         100         100         100    
California ......:     93          97          98          92    
Georgia .........:     96          75          84          92    
Kansas ..........:     86          66          70          89    
Louisiana .......:    100          98          99          99    
Mississippi .....:    100          92          96          99    
Missouri ........:    100          77          84          98    
North Carolina ..:     94          86          94          96    
Oklahoma ........:     69          39          67          69    
South Carolina ..:     92          62          86          91    
Tennessee .......:     96          68          77          97    
Texas ...........:     91          73          89          87    
Virginia ........:    100          84          85          92    
                 :                                               
15 States .......:     93          77          89          90    
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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 28,  : July 21,  : July 28,  : 2008-2012 
                 :   2012    :   2013    :   2013    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    82          23          54          59     
Arizona .........:    67          64          65          69     
Arkansas ........:    95          79          94          91     
California ......:    64          70          80          67     
Georgia .........:    76          34          49          67     
Kansas ..........:    41           7          12          24     
Louisiana .......:    95          63          80          90     
Mississippi .....:    89          34          52          83     
Missouri ........:    39          33          41          67     
North Carolina ..:    58          36          68          74     
Oklahoma ........:    25           8          23          25     
South Carolina ..:    48          14          26          46     
Tennessee .......:    68          14          20          67     
Texas ...........:    46          18          26          46     
Virginia ........:    57          26          30          58     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    57          27          39          56     
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 28, 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 ........:     -           2          30          64           4     
Arizona ........:     -           -           5          51          44     
Arkansas .......:     5           7          19          40          29     
California .....:     -           -          10          20          70     
Georgia ........:     2          11          35          41          11     
Kansas .........:     -           8          52          33           7     
Louisiana ......:     -           1          28          60          11     
Mississippi ....:     1           4          27          53          15     
Missouri .......:     -           5          31          60           4     
North Carolina .:     4          16          37          38           5     
Oklahoma .......:     4          16          62          16           2     
South Carolina .:     5          12          31          51           1     
Tennessee ......:     1           4          20          55          20     
Texas ..........:    13          19          36          28           4     
Virginia .......:     2           2          13          77           6     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     8          14          33          35          10     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    10          14          32          34          10     
Previous year ..:     6          16          34          35           9     
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-  Represents zero.