# Farmers struggle to source cottonseed for cattle feed amid dry conditions - ABC News

> Australian graziers preparing for a dry winter are struggling to buy cottonseed, a popular cattle feed, because cotton growers are selling their lint more slowly. The cotton crop is forecast to fall by about a third next season, which would reduce cottonseed supply further.

- Date: 2026-05-21 · published 2026-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19382-farmers-struggle-to-source-cottonseed-for-cattle-feed-amid-dry-conditions-abc
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cottonseed availability in Australia and a smaller cotton crop ahead support higher prices for cottonseed feed and for substitute fibre and protein feeds during drought.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/farmers-stuggle-to-source-cottonseed-for-cattle-feed/106706700

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