# World Cotton Production to Decrease in 2020/21 | asiantex.net

> A USDA outlook projects 2020/21 world cotton production at 116.2 million bales, down 5.5% and the smallest crop in four years. Area declines reflect lower prices after stock build-up in 2019/20, with India and China accounting for much of the drop.

- Date: 2020-07-20 · published 2020-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52224-world-cotton-production-to-decrease-in-2020-21-asiantex-net
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller projected world cotton crop reduces cottonseed supply over time, a mildly bullish factor for cottonseed meal, though the USDA outlook date is ahead of its publication.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- asiantex.net: http://asiantex.net/2020/07/20/world-cotton-production-to-decrease-in-2020-21/

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