# Scarcity of cottonseed restricts Cargill's Narrabri crush - Grain Central

> Cargill, Australia's largest cottonseed crusher, says scarce whole cottonseed prevents it from crushing enough to meet stockfeed demand for meal and hulls during widespread drought. Farmers and ginners are holding back cottonseed, and smaller crusher Australian Oilseeds is running at full capacity and expanding.

- Date: 2018-08-12 · published 2018-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63630-scarcity-of-cottonseed-restricts-cargill-s-narrabri-crush-grain-central
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cottonseed meal and hull supply in Australia pushes specialist feeders toward alternative protein and fibre, supporting cottonseed meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/scarcity-of-cottonseed-restricts-cargills-narrabri-crush/
- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/scarcity-of-cottonseed-restricts-cargills-narrabri-crush/

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