# Oklahoma Cotton Production Plunges 70% in USDA Forecast

> USDA forecast Oklahoma cotton production at 200,000 bales, down 69.9% from 2025, as yields fell sharply following unusually wet weather and flooding. The article also reports record U.S. soybean production of 4.57 billion bushels, corn production of 15.9 billion bushels—6% lower—and a 37% decline in sorghum production.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T21:07:56.398Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94198-oklahoma-cotton-production-plunges-70-in-usda-forecast
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Flood-related crop losses tighten U.S. sorghum and corn availability, which can lend support to feed-grain prices. Record soybean production points the other way, adding supply and weighing on soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-10-16 | [IRI Forecast Promising for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62373-iri-forecast-promising-for-south-america.md) | -3.7% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [Favorable Growing Season Forecast - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53482-favorable-growing-season-forecast-proag.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2023-05-16 | [U.S. weather, Brazilian production slashes grain prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5014-u-s-weather-brazilian-production-slashes-grain-prices.md) | -4.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-12-19 | [U.S. grains: Soy futures ease on rains in South American forecasts - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55628-u-s-grains-soy-futures-ease-on-rains-in-south-american-forecasts-grainews.md) | +1.0% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2017-12-15 | [2017 Ag review: Crop production and weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67335-2017-ag-review-crop-production-and-weather.md) | -2.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [USDA slashes Argentina corn, soybean production forecasts \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36819-usda-slashes-argentina-corn-soybean-production-forecasts-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [What are the prospects for grain production in Argentina?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13838-what-are-the-prospects-for-grain-production-in-argentina.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2023-08-29 | [When August Heat Kept US Corn Production From Record Levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13258-when-august-heat-kept-us-corn-production-from-record-levels.md) | -2.8% | -9.5% |

## Sources

- arablewire.com: https://arablewire.com/articles/oklahoma-cotton-production-collapses-70-in-usda-november-forecast

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