# The Number Of Seed Cotton In The Yellow River Basin Has Been Greatly Reduced, And The Problem Of "No Rice Under The Pot" Will Be More Prominent.

> Chinese commentary says the cotton supply in the Yellow River Basin has been sharply reduced and that the national dumping policy and tight spot supply drove 2016 cotton prices higher. It expects cotton market consolidation to bottom around the Spring Festival, with reserve purchases supporting prices.

- Date: 2017-02-06 · published 2017-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72603-the-number-of-seed-cotton-in-the-yellow-river-basin-has-been-greatly-reduced
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cotton output and firmer Chinese prices support cottonseed availability and value for feed. The effect on feed markets is indirect and mostly limited to the cotton chain.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- sjfzxm.com: https://www.sjfzxm.com/global/en/511343.html

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