# Cargill expands crush capacity for Australian canola and cottonseed oil - Feed & Additive Magazine

> Cargill is expanding crush capacity at its Australian plants with a US$50 million investment in Newcastle, Narrabri and Footscray. The plans include restarting Narrabri as a cottonseed dehulling plant and adding cottonseed crushing at Newcastle. The company cites strong domestic and international demand for canola and cottonseed oil.

- Date: 2023-04-26 · published 2023-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36546-cargill-expands-crush-capacity-for-australian-canola-and-cottonseed-oil-feed
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

More Australian crush capacity means greater output of canola and cottonseed meal for feed. Strong demand for the oil points to firm underlying oilseed values.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- feedandadditive.com: https://www.feedandadditive.com/cargill-expands-crush-capacity-for-australian-canola-and-cottonseed-oil/

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