Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2009 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : August 8, : August 1, : August 8, : 2005-2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 57 70 72 71 Arizona .........: 84 75 80 88 Arkansas ........: 97 96 100 99 California ......: 89 80 85 85 Georgia .........: 79 85 96 86 Kansas ..........: 58 50 68 66 Louisiana .......: 98 93 94 98 Mississippi .....: 92 97 99 96 Missouri ........: 78 98 100 89 North Carolina ..: 87 85 94 89 Oklahoma ........: 41 51 66 51 South Carolina ..: 69 51 65 65 Tennessee .......: 85 83 93 94 Texas ...........: 66 58 78 64 Virginia ........: 73 62 67 87 : 15 States .......: 73 69 84 74 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2009 cotton acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : August 8, : August 1, : August 8, : 2005-2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: - (NA) 4 2 Arizona .........: 13 (NA) 25 17 Arkansas ........: 1 (NA) 5 2 California ......: 2 (NA) - 3 Georgia .........: - (NA) 7 1 Kansas ..........: - (NA) 1 - Louisiana .......: 4 (NA) 18 7 Mississippi .....: - (NA) 12 3 Missouri ........: - (NA) - 2 North Carolina ..: 2 (NA) 1 1 Oklahoma ........: - (NA) - 1 South Carolina ..: - (NA) - 1 Tennessee .......: - (NA) 3 - Texas ...........: 13 (NA) 12 14 Virginia ........: 5 (NA) - 5 : 15 States .......: 8 (NA) 9 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 8, 2010 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2009 planted acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 1 18 40 38 3 Arizona .........: - - 10 52 38 Arkansas ........: 1 5 33 41 20 California ......: - - 15 60 25 Georgia .........: 6 15 32 36 11 Kansas ..........: 1 3 32 60 4 Louisiana .......: 2 15 27 51 5 Mississippi .....: 4 9 28 46 13 Missouri ........: 4 22 26 44 4 North Carolina ..: 2 15 33 44 6 Oklahoma ........: - 1 11 62 26 South Carolina ..: 1 7 29 55 8 Tennessee .......: - 3 21 57 19 Texas ...........: 2 5 23 48 22 Virginia ........: 9 29 43 19 - : 15 States .......: 2 8 25 47 18 : Previous week ...: 2 7 25 48 18 Previous year ...: 9 10 31 39 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.
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