# New Texas A&M dual-purpose cotton variety can be used for food, fiber

> The US Food and Drug Administration approved ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, TAM66274, for human food and animal feed. The variety was developed by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers over nearly 25 years.

- Date: 2019-10-11 · published 2019-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56695-new-texas-a-and-m-dual-purpose-cotton-variety-can-be-used-for-food-fiber
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

FDA clearance opens a path for cottonseed meal to enter monogastric feed rations, potentially adding supply to the protein meal market over time, though commercial volumes are still years away.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- SBM: neutral

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## Sources

- agrilifetoday.tamu.edu: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/10/11/new-texas-am-dual-purpose-cotton-variety-can-be-used-for-food-fiber/

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