# Will the Cotton Blanket Cover 12M-plus Acres in 2022? Ask La Niña - AgWeb

> An AgWeb outlook expects the US Cotton Belt to plant about 12 million acres in 2022, up from 11.2 million in 2021, with the figure depending on La Niña dryness. Cotton hit $1.21 per pound in November 2021, and December futures are trading near 90 cents.

- Date: 2021-12-23 · published 2021-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43518-will-the-cotton-blanket-cover-12m-plus-acres-in-2022-ask-la-nina-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher cotton plantings would increase cottonseed output, adding supply to cottonseed meal, a feed ingredient, while La Niña dryness in Texas could cut yields.

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| SOY | 2025-01-29 | [Will the Bull Market in Corn Continue to Pull Up Soybeans and Wheat? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6895-will-the-bull-market-in-corn-continue-to-pull-up-soybeans-and-wheat-agweb.md) | +2.9% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2026-09-04 | [Will a ‘Super’ El Niño Impact the Weather and Food Production in 2026? - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17398-will-a-super-el-nino-impact-the-weather-and-food-production-in-2026-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-02-01 | [January 2023 La Niña update, and the ENSO Blog investigates, part 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37699-january-2023-la-nina-update-and-the-enso-blog-investigates-part-2.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/cotton/will-cotton-blanket-cover-12m-plus-acres-2022-ask-la-nina

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