U.S. WEATHER/COTTON SUMMARY -- USDA/NOAA Cotton planting continued progressing in the week ended April 5, but cold, wet weather in the South hampered seedbed preparation, the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility of the U.S. Agriculture and Commerce Departments said. In a summary of its Weather and Crops Bulletin, the agency said planting increased in California as soil temperatures improved. Texas planted 10 pct compared with an average of eight pct. Arizona and Georgia planted 35 pct and two pct, respectively, it said. Oklahoma farmers prepared 10 pct of their cotton seedbeds, 15 points below average, the agency said.