# Cotton prices and acreage rise; two more gins in the state - Talk Business & Politics

> Cotton was trading at 86 cents per pound on June 25, down 11 cents from its 52-week high but 20 cents above the year low. Arkansas farmers are planting about 480,000 cotton acres in 2018, an 8% increase.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64648-cotton-prices-and-acreage-rise-two-more-gins-in-the-state-talk-business-and
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising cotton acreage and recovering prices mainly affect fiber markets, with only a modest indirect effect on cottonseed supply for feed.

## Sources

- talkbusiness.net: https://talkbusiness.net/2018/06/cotton-prices-and-acreage-rise-two-more-gins-in-the-state/

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