# Trade essential to ag commodity prices

> Texas A&M economist Joe Outlaw says cotton should be a covered commodity in the next farm bill and that cottonseed will likely be included as a Title 1 commodity. He notes STAX insurance is ineffective at current cotton prices and that peanut prices have dropped significantly. He also says trade remains critical to commodity prices.

- Date: 2017-01-27 · published 2017-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72983-trade-essential-to-ag-commodity-prices
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Possible cottonseed coverage could shape cotton acreage and cottonseed meal supply over time, but the effect is speculative and years away.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/next-farm-bill-will-do-something-about-cotton-

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