# Cotton growers may face seed shortage as they prepare to expand acreage - Tannoch Brae

> Indian cottonseed producers may face supply tightness for the coming kharif season after abnormal rains cut seed production in Telangana by about 25%. Farmers are expected to expand cotton acreage above the usual 12 million hectares, supported by higher raw cotton prices.

- Date: 2021-04-04 · published 2021-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47724-cotton-growers-may-face-seed-shortage-as-they-prepare-to-expand-acreage-tannoch
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Indian cottonseed supply and a shift toward cotton acreage could reduce domestic cottonseed meal output over time, though the impact on global feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tannochbrae.org: https://tannochbrae.org/cotton-growers-may-face-seed-shortage-as-they-prepare-to-expand-acreage.html

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