USDA: Crop Progress

Released July 11, 2016, 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 2015 cotton acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      : July 10,  :  July 3,  : July 10,  : 2011-2015 
                 :   2015    :   2016    :   2016    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Alabama .........:    82          70          85          72     
Arizona .........:    82          75          85          82     
Arkansas ........:    97          95          97          97     
California ......:    91          82          83          81     
Georgia .........:    74          69          81          72     
Kansas ..........:    19          19          34          41     
Louisiana .......:    88          75          85          92     
Mississippi .....:    83          66          75          84     
Missouri ........:    52          69          76          63     
North Carolina ..:    78          43          68          77     
Oklahoma ........:     8          17          30          30     
South Carolina ..:    51          41          60          61     
Tennessee .......:    59          50          75          64     
Texas ...........:    47          27          43          52     
Virginia ........:    76          50          58          74     
                 :                                               
15 States .......:    57          42          57          62     
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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2015 cotton acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :  July 10,   :   July 3,   :  July 10,   :  2011-2015  
                :    2015     :    2016     :    2016     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Alabama ........:     21            19            38            19      
Arizona ........:     37            30            40            38      
Arkansas .......:     30            25            66            37      
California .....:     41             -             -            37      
Georgia ........:     32            18            33            31      
Kansas .........:      -             -             5             3      
Louisiana ......:     38            19            46            51      
Mississippi ....:     26            12            33            28      
Missouri .......:      1             2             7             7      
North Carolina .:     21             4            12            17      
Oklahoma .......:      -             4             7             7      
South Carolina .:     16             1            12            21      
Tennessee ......:     10             6            17            10      
Texas ..........:     10             9            13            13      
Virginia .......:      6             -             5             4      
                :                                                       
15 States ......:     16            11            19            19      
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Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 10, 2016
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2015
planted acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Alabama ........:     1           4          49          42           4     
Arizona ........:     5           -           3          55          37     
Arkansas .......:     5           3          19          48          25     
California .....:     -           -          30          30          40     
Georgia ........:     1           6          29          52          12     
Kansas .........:     -           1          33          63           3     
Louisiana ......:     -           5          14          73           8     
Mississippi ....:     1           7          35          45          12     
Missouri .......:     5          12          46          33           4     
North Carolina .:     4           7          29          55           5     
Oklahoma .......:     -           -          46          47           7     
South Carolina .:     -           1          52          41           6     
Tennessee ......:     1           2          18          61          18     
Texas ..........:     1          13          38          40           8     
Virginia .......:     -           4          12          83           1     
                :                                                           
15 States ......:     1          10          35          45           9     
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Previous week ..:     1           7          36          46          10     
Previous year ..:     1           7          35          47          10     
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