# Debate over cotton seed size continues

> US cotton breeders and ginners debated whether smaller planting seed is hurting stand establishment. Dr. Kater Hake of Cotton Incorporated presented seed-size research at a Southern Cotton Ginners meeting. Planting seed has shrunk since 2002.

- Date: 2019-08-13 · published 2019-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57702-debate-over-cotton-seed-size-continues
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Changes in seed size and oil content influence cottonseed crush economics, but the article describes no immediate price move for feed.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/debate-over-cotton-seed-size-continues

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