# Cottonseed supply up 13.3%

> USDA forecasts 2016 US cottonseed production at 5.1 million tons, up 13.3% from 4.5 million in 2015. About 3.2 million tons is available for cattle feed versus 2.5 million last year, and prices are running $60 to $80 per ton below a year ago.

- Date: 2017-01-17 · published 2017-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73079-cottonseed-supply-up-13-3
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger feed-grade cottonseed supply lowers the cost of cattle and dairy rations, and suggests prices may firm only seasonally into spring.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/dairy-cattle/cottonseed-supply-up-13-3-

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