# Cotton and Sunflower Harvest Delays in Söke Amid Rising Production Costs

> Heavy rain in Söke, Aydın, has halted cotton and sunflower harvesting, with 30% of cotton and 50% of sunflower crops still unharvested. Cotton prices of 41–42 lira per kilogram are below reported production costs of about 47 lira, leaving growers selling at a loss.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T18:07:03.576Z
- Category: weather · region Turkey · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87732-cotton-and-sunflower-harvest-delays-in-soke-amid-rising-production-costs
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays could temporarily constrain local availability of cottonseed and sunflower products, lending support to meal supplies if processing is delayed. The article does not quantify any effect on feed-ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLVvpuCngxpTPAdu6AUsVTFg

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