Crop Progress: Released September 30, 2013, 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 2012 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,: 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 78 38 57 74
Arizona ........: 96 97 99 92
Arkansas .......: 95 75 86 88
California .....: 72 60 70 66
Georgia ........: 84 57 66 80
Kansas .........: 69 29 45 56
Louisiana ......: 100 88 95 97
Mississippi ....: 94 65 74 90
Missouri .......: 94 16 29 81
North Carolina .: 81 60 71 86
Oklahoma .......: 67 56 69 69
South Carolina .: 65 44 56 77
Tennessee ......: 91 26 36 83
Texas ..........: 70 39 53 63
Virginia .......: 84 65 78 79
:
15 States ......: 77 47 59 71
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2012 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,: 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 2 - - 8
Arizona ........: 19 5 7 19
Arkansas .......: 20 2 5 16
California .....: - - 1 1
Georgia ........: 8 1 2 7
Kansas .........: 1 - - -
Louisiana ......: 57 15 30 48
Mississippi ....: 23 1 3 23
Missouri .......: 22 - - 16
North Carolina .: 2 - 1 5
Oklahoma .......: 2 - - 2
South Carolina .: 3 - 2 7
Tennessee ......: 18 2 4 14
Texas ..........: 15 10 11 16
Virginia .......: - - - 5
:
15 States ......: 13 5 7 14
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 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 ........: - 1 28 65 6
Arizona ........: - 1 19 62 18
Arkansas .......: 3 8 26 43 20
California .....: - - 15 40 45
Georgia ........: 4 13 40 36 7
Kansas .........: 2 12 46 34 6
Louisiana ......: - - 28 54 18
Mississippi ....: 1 3 22 64 10
Missouri .......: 3 15 34 46 2
North Carolina .: 3 13 46 37 1
Oklahoma .......: 20 22 20 35 3
South Carolina .: 8 13 43 35 1
Tennessee ......: 2 6 24 51 17
Texas ..........: 15 19 36 25 5
Virginia .......: 2 2 16 65 15
:
15 States ......: 10 14 34 34 8
:
Previous week ..: 10 13 33 35 9
Previous year ..: 12 19 27 32 10
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- Represents zero.
