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Condition of Cotton and Peanut Crops

Dan Cotton, Peanuts

cottonAcross the Cotton Belt, the overall condition of the nation’s crop has continued to slip during the past few weeks. However, the peanut crop has seen a slight improvement. Gary Crawford has the first part of this story.

Condition of Cotton and Peanut Crops

In Alabama, the cotton crop condition is rated 8 percent poor to very poor, 21 percent fair, 53 percent good and 18 percent excellent.

In Florida, the cotton crop condition is rated 5 percent poor to very poor, 37 percent fair, 57 percent good and only 1 percent excellent.

In peanut cropGeorgia, the cotton crop condition is rated 7 percent poor to very poor, 24 percent fair, 60 percent good and 9 percent excellent.

In Alabama, the peanut crop condition is rated 9 percent poor to very poor, 24 percent fair, 63 percent good and only 4 percent excellent.

In Florida, the peanut crop condition is rated 2 percent poor to very poor, 20 percent fair, 75 percent good and 3 percent excellent.

In Georgia, the peanut crop condition is rated 5 percent poor to very poor, 24 percent fair, 62 percent good and 9 percent excellent.