# Randy Ainsworth: Cottonseed potential and a look back at 2017

> Ginner Randy Ainsworth of Frogmore, Louisiana, describes a 2017 season hurt by spring rain delays and August rains that cut his ginned bales well below expectations. He says the drop in cottonseed prices added to the financial strain on the operation.

- Date: 2018-03-15 · published 2018-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66127-randy-ainsworth-cottonseed-potential-and-a-look-back-at-2017
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak yields and lower seed prices squeeze gin margins and can reduce cottonseed supply, though this is a retrospective account with little immediate price impact.

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/randy-ainsworth-cottonseed-potential-new-farm-bill-and-a-look-back-at-2017

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