# Achieving cost effective weight gain in drought | NSW

> Victorian nutritionist Ian Sawyer outlined alternative feedstuffs for supplementary beef feeding during drought, including whole cottonseed. Cottonseed is trading in the Riverina at about $330/t and supplies are tightening, while straw is also in short supply.

- Date: 2018-07-18 · published 2018-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64144-achieving-cost-effective-weight-gain-in-drought-nsw
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Producers switching to alternative feeds such as whole cottonseed add to demand for limited by-products, supporting prices for cottonseed and other fibre-based feeds.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/5529212/achieving-cost-effective-weight-gain-in-drought/

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