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US cotton sowings for reporting states, April 14

Markets Extra16 Apr 2019by Markets Extra

Agrimoney shows US cotton plantings progress data or the second week of April.

US cotton plantings progress, April 14
	Plantings completed	Change on week	Change on year	Difference from 5-year average
Alabama	1%	+1	in line	in line
Arizona	30%	+1	-5	-9
Arkansas	-	-	-	-1
California	15%	+15	+15	-16
Georgia	2%	+2	+1	+1
Kansas	-	-	-	-
Louisiana	-	-	-	-3
Mississippi	-	-	-	-2
Missouri	-	-	-	-1
North Carolina	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma	3%	+1	+3	+2
South Carolina	-	-	-	-
Tennessee	-	-	-	-
Texas	11%	+2	-2	+1
Virginia	-	-	-	-
National reading	7%	+1	-1	in line
Sources: USDA, Agrimoney. All data in percentage points except plantings completed readings, give in percentages

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