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US cotton sowings progress for major growing states, June 9

Markets Extra10 Jun 2019by Markets Extra

US cotton plantings progress data for the week to Sunday.

Week-ago data are available here.

US cotton plantings progress, June 9
	Plantings completed	Change on week	Change on year	Difference from 5-year average
Alabama	95%	+3	+6	+3
Arizona	100%	+1	0	0
Arkansas	98%	+7	-2	-1
California	100%	-	0	+1
Georgia	90%	+6	+6	0
Kansas	76%	+28	-13	+4
Louisiana	98%	+4	-2	-1
Mississippi	89%	+12	-6	-6
Missouri	80%	+2	-20	-19
North Carolina	91%	+8	0	-2
Oklahoma	43%	+12	-36	-27
South Carolina	98%	+4	+7	+6
Tennessee	97%	+6	-1	0
Texas	67%	+3	-18	-15
Virginia	96%	+3	-1	+4
National reading	75%	+4	-13	-12
Sources: USDA, Agrimoney. All data in percentage points except plantings completed readings, give in percentages

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