# Using cotton seeds to make animal feed and cooking oil may provide relief to farmers and the environment – Agriculture Monthly

> An Australian company, Mort & Co's Grassdale Feedlot in Queensland, is dehulling discarded cotton seed to make high-protein cattle feed and human-grade cooking oil. The company says the process is zero-waste. The article cites more than 50 million tons of cottonseed produced globally, with most going to dumpsites.

- Date: 2023-01-14 · published 2023-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37896-using-cotton-seeds-to-make-animal-feed-and-cooking-oil-may-provide-relief-to
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Converting cottonseed into feed and oil could divert supply that would otherwise be wasted, adding modest volume to cottonseed meal and oil markets. The project is small and local, so price impact is minimal.

## Sources

- agriculture.com.ph: https://agriculture.com.ph/2023/01/14/using-cotton-seeds-to-make-animal-feed-and-cooking-oil-may-provide-relief-to-farmers-and-the-environment/

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