# Cottonseed Breeding Expands Yield, Resistance and Value

> A Seed World feature describes cotton breeding work on yield, fiber quality and native pest resistance. It also covers Texas A&M research that used gene silencing to reduce gossypol in cottonseed, which could open new food and feed markets.

- Date: 2026-08-20 · published 2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18010-cottonseed-breeding-expands-yield-resistance-and-value
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower-gossypol cottonseed could eventually expand the usable feed protein supply, but the effect on near-term meal prices is negligible.

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/us/2026/08/20/cottonseed-breeding-yield-resistance-value/

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