June 29, 2018
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In its June acreage report, USDA estimated 2018-19 U.S. cotton plantings at 13.5 million acres, 7.2% more than in 2017.
Upland planted area is estimated to have increased 7.4% to 13.3 million acres while extra-long staple cotton producers' 243,000 planted acres are 3.8% less than last year.
USDA’s June projection is 49,000 U.S. cotton acres more than the agency projected in its initial 2018 estimate released in March.
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