# Punjab misses cotton cultivation target by 18pc - Pakistan Today

> Punjab planted 2.614 million acres of cotton for 2026-27, 18% below its 3.2 million acre target and 512,000 acres lower than last year. Officials linked the drop to weather and new sugar mills drawing growers away from cotton.

- Date: 2026-06-22 · published 2026-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18923-punjab-misses-cotton-cultivation-target-by-18pc-pakistan-today
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Pakistani cotton output means less cottonseed, so Pakistan will likely need more cotton and edible oil imports, which supports regional meal and oil demand.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-05-05 | [Mixed results ahead for plantation sector in 1Q26 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15468-mixed-results-ahead-for-plantation-sector-in-1q26-the-star.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-12-03 | [Low production to support CPO prices \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49758-low-production-to-support-cpo-prices-the-star.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-28 | [Drought in South America: Implication on Palm Oil Trade by Brazil and Argentina – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14030-drought-in-south-america-implication-on-palm-oil-trade-by-brazil-and-argentina.md) | -24.1% | -29.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-28 | [Impending wet season pushes CPO to close higher \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51200-impending-wet-season-pushes-cpo-to-close-higher-malay-mail.md) | -6.2% | +0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-08-28 | [IOI Corp sees strong FY27 on elevated CPO prices \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4539-ioi-corp-sees-strong-fy27-on-elevated-cpo-prices-the-star.md) | +4.5% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- pakistantoday.com.pk: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/06/23/punjab-falls-18pc-short-of-cotton-cultivation-target

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