Released October 15, 2012, 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 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 14, : October 7, : October 14, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 86 87 95 88
Arizona ........: 99 98 99 98
Arkansas .......: 98 99 100 97
California .....: 90 83 93 88
Georgia ........: 95 88 93 92
Kansas .........: 78 84 93 75
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ....: 100 97 99 98
Missouri .......: 100 97 100 95
North Carolina .: 99 85 90 97
Oklahoma .......: 76 79 89 91
South Carolina .: 92 80 87 93
Tennessee ......: 97 97 99 97
Texas ..........: 92 81 88 82
Virginia .......: 95 95 99 94
:
15 States ......: 93 85 91 88
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 14, : October 7, : October 14, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 24 6 17 30
Arizona ........: 24 21 22 26
Arkansas .......: 47 50 65 48
California .....: 8 - 10 11
Georgia ........: 25 12 17 19
Kansas .........: 4 4 6 2
Louisiana ......: 92 68 78 68
Mississippi ....: 67 33 50 55
Missouri .......: 50 38 47 51
North Carolina .: 28 4 8 25
Oklahoma .......: 1 7 15 10
South Carolina .: 31 6 12 27
Tennessee ......: 42 37 49 46
Texas ..........: 29 19 24 23
Virginia .......: 27 3 14 30
:
15 States ......: 34 21 28 30
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending October 14, 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 3 28 59 9
Arizona ........: - 1 22 65 12
Arkansas .......: 3 6 19 45 27
California .....: - - 5 15 80
Georgia ........: 3 8 32 41 16
Kansas .........: 11 25 42 19 3
Louisiana ......: - 2 18 65 15
Mississippi ....: 1 5 22 46 26
Missouri .......: 10 24 35 29 2
North Carolina .: - 1 33 51 15
Oklahoma .......: 30 47 14 9 -
South Carolina .: - 2 20 65 13
Tennessee ......: 1 3 25 59 12
Texas ..........: 20 27 31 18 4
Virginia .......: - - 10 71 19
:
15 States ......: 12 18 28 31 11
:
Previous week ..: 12 19 27 31 11
Previous year ..: 22 19 29 25 5
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- Represents zero.
