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U.S. Biotech Cotton Varieties - June 2019

Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States
and United States: 2018 and 2019
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                :        Insect resistant         :        Herbicide resistant
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :      2018      :      2019      :      2018       :      2019
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                :                               percent
                :
Alabama ........:       1                 2                6                 5
Arkansas .......:       9                 7               14                10
California .....:       6                10               18                38
Georgia ........:       1                 1                3                 1
Louisiana ......:       3                 3                4                 4
Mississippi ....:       2                 1                6                 4
Missouri .......:       6                 2               20                17
North Carolina .:       1                 2                3                 6
Tennessee ......:       1                 1                4                 3
Texas ..........:       3                 3               10                 7
                :
Other States 1/ :       2                 2               10                 6
                :
United States ..:       3                 3                9                 6
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                :     Stacked gene varieties      :     All biotech varieties 2/
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------------
                :      2018      :      2019      :      2018       :      2019
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                :                               percent
                :
Alabama ........:       92               92                99               99
Arkansas .......:       76               82                99               99
California .....:       57               41                81               89
Georgia ........:       96               97               100               99
Louisiana ......:       92               92                99               99
Mississippi ....:       91               94                99               99
Missouri .......:       73               78                99               97
North Carolina .:       89               89                93               97
Tennessee ......:       91               95                96               99
Texas ..........:       77               88                90               98
                :
Other States 1/ :       86               90                98               98
                :
United States ..:       82               89                94               98
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1/ Other States includes all other States in the Upland cotton estimating program.
2/ All biotech varieties for the United States and Other States may not add due to
   rounding.

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