Crop Progress released October 24, 2011, 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 2010 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : October 23, : October 16, : October 23, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 99 87 92 94
Arizona ........: 99 99 100 100
Arkansas .......: 100 99 100 99
California .....: 94 92 93 95
Georgia ........: 100 96 96 97
Kansas .........: 100 82 87 82
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 100 100 100 99
Missouri .......: 100 100 100 97
North Carolina .: 100 100 100 99
Oklahoma .......: 100 80 87 96
South Carolina .: 98 93 97 97
Tennessee ......: 100 99 99 99
Texas ..........: 95 93 94 88
Virginia .......: 100 95 97 99
:
15 States ......: 97 94 95 93
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2010 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 23, : October 16, : October 23, : 2006-2010
: 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 67 26 40 49
Arizona ........: 25 25 38 36
Arkansas .......: 94 56 74 65
California .....: 31 10 32 27
Georgia ........: 47 27 37 33
Kansas .........: 11 5 10 7
Louisiana ......: 93 93 99 76
Mississippi ....: 95 72 83 70
Missouri .......: 94 58 73 62
North Carolina .: 56 30 46 40
Oklahoma .......: 33 2 8 21
South Carolina .: 55 33 45 39
Tennessee ......: 91 46 58 60
Texas ..........: 35 30 37 26
Virginia .......: 70 29 56 46
:
15 States ......: 49 34 44 36
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 23, 2011
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2010
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 7 19 31 40 3
Arizona ........: - 7 24 46 23
Arkansas .......: 4 11 38 32 15
California .....: - - 10 55 35
Georgia ........: 13 17 36 26 8
Kansas .........: 21 16 38 22 3
Louisiana ......: 1 28 37 27 7
Mississippi ....: 1 6 21 45 27
Missouri .......: 2 11 30 54 3
North Carolina .: 4 21 39 33 3
Oklahoma .......: 80 16 3 1 -
South Carolina .: 3 12 42 41 2
Tennessee ......: 1 5 23 62 9
Texas ..........: 39 24 25 12 -
Virginia .......: - 11 60 27 2
:
15 States ......: 25 19 27 24 5
:
Previous week ..: 22 19 29 25 5
Previous year ..: 4 12 31 39 14
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- Represents zero.
