# Supply gap fuels sharp cotton linter price rally ahead of new season harvest | CCFGroup

> Small volumes of hand-picked seed cotton have been harvested in inland China and Xinjiang since late August, while ginners have not yet opened official purchasing. Old-crop cottonseed stocks are being drawn down, pushing cottonseed spot prices sharply higher, and cotton linter prices have surged on a supply gap and fears of reduced new-season output. Large-scale harvest starts mid-to-late September.

- Date: 2026-09-03 · published 2026-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17578-supply-gap-fuels-sharp-cotton-linter-price-rally-ahead-of-new-season-harvest
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cottonseed and linter supply lifts the cost of cottonseed-based feed ingredients and cottonseed meal in China until new-crop volumes arrive. Buyers should expect firm pricing until the harvest and procurement start.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cnc.ccfgroup.com: https://cnc.ccfgroup.com/newscenter/newsview.php?Class_ID=D00000&Info_ID=2026090330016

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