# Protecting new crop cotton prices

> A Texas AgriLife economist warns that a large 2019 US cotton crop and rising 2019/20 carryout stocks could push December 2019 ICE cotton futures down 10 to 15 cents. He notes that little forward contracting is occurring and that PLC payments would only partly cushion lower prices.

- Date: 2019-02-07 · published 2019-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60721-protecting-new-crop-cotton-prices
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Cotton is a source of cottonseed meal, so a weaker cotton price path would tend to pressure cottonseed-derived feed values. The outlook is a forecast about a possible decline rather than a new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/protecting-new-crop-cotton-prices

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