# Delayed Monsoon Hinders India Cotton Planting

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2014-07-09
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Cotton planting is underway across many parts of India. But the [**monsoon has yet to arrive in key central and western parts of the nation,**](http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/macro-economy/delayed-monsoon-spells-trouble-for-cotton-soya-growers/article6177958.ece) leaving the fate of cotton and other key regional crops in jeopardy.