Cotton Planting Progress

USDA’ s cotton planting progress ratings for the week ended May 2.

 Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2005- State:May 2, :Apr 25,:May 2, : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 27 15 12 31 AZ : 70 50 59 62 AR : 26 20 23 29 CA : 85 64 83 83 GA : 19 9 9 14 KS : 0 0 0 1 LA : 48 32 55 53 MS : 36 28 37 35 MO : 16 10 16 32 NC : 14 6 27 22 OK : 8 0 0 4 SC : 15 4 12 13 TN : 8 4 5 9 TX : 26 15 22 23 VA : 17 7 21 27 : 15 Sts: 26 16 22 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year’s cotton acreage. 


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