# Crop Progress: More States Join 2022 Cotton Planting

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2022-04-25
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Cotton planters started rolling in four more states in the past week, based on data from the [USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending April 24](https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/gm80k152f/34850n40s/prog1822.pdf).

Growers in Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina, and South Carolina have now joined the 2022 planting season. The USDA report shows that 12% of the U.S. cotton crop has now been planted – up two percentage points in the past week and one percentage point ahead of the 5-year average for this date. The vast majority of progress remains in Arizona (51%), California (85%), and the southern parts of Texas (19%).

Louisiana jumped 11 percentage points in the past week, up to 14% planted, while Virginia climbed 10 percentage points to 12% planted. All other reported states range from 1% to 3% planted.