Cotton Planting Progress

USDA’ s cotton planting progress ratings for the week ended May 9.

 Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2005- State:May 9, :May 2, :May 9, : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 44 27 28 50 AZ : 80 70 69 75 AR : 56 26 31 51 CA : 91 85 89 92 GA : 27 19 20 26 KS : 1 0 0 1 LA : 65 48 77 71 MS : 51 36 44 51 MO : 51 16 25 52 NC : 44 14 43 45 OK : 14 8 3 9 SC : 40 15 30 30 TN : 14 8 6 22 TX : 27 26 26 27 VA : 45 17 38 50 : 15 Sts: 34 26 29 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year’s cotton acreage. 

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