# From record highs to zero bales: One cotton farmer's whiplash

> Drought and record heat in southwest Oklahoma have left a farmer with no harvestable cotton in 2026, after a record 2025 crop. An insurance adjuster zeroed out the crop in mid-October, and the farmer is shredding the fields instead of picking them. The article follows one farm's losses.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:16:16.587Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98055-from-record-highs-to-zero-bales-one-cotton-farmer-s-whiplash
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Whole Cottonseed](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WCOTTONSEED.md), [Cottonseed Hulls](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSHULLS.md)

## Why it matters

Drought losses in a major US cotton area reduce whole cottonseed and cottonseed hull supply, which supports feed prices. Impact is limited to a single farm's experience, so it signals regional rather than national shortfall.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- CSHULLS: bullish ▲
- WCOTTONSEED: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/from-record-highs-to-zero-bales-one-cotton-farmer-s-whiplash

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