# Cottonseed meal price surges driven by supply shortage - Beef Central

> Australian cottonseed meal prices have jumped from about $350/tonne in early May to $650/t, driven by drought-fuelled demand from supplement manufacturers. New supply is only available for delivery later in the year.

- Date: 2018-07-11 · published 2018-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64141-cottonseed-meal-price-surges-driven-by-supply-shortage-beef-central
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Drought is pulling demand toward limited protein by-products, and Australian crushing capacity will not expand to match, so feed buyers face sustained high prices for cottonseed meal.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/production/cottonseed-meal-prices-surge-amid-supply-shortage/

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