# Domestic Cotton Prices Have Entered an Era of Low Prices, and Cotton Farmers Are Increasingly Abandoning Cotton

> Falling cotton purchase prices and high labor costs have weakened planting incentives in cotton-growing areas along the middle and lower Yangtze River. In Jiangxi’s De’an County, officials expect cotton acreage to decline by at least 20,000 mu, as some farmers switch crops or abandon fields.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T18:07:15.433Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93806-domestic-cotton-prices-have-entered-an-era-of-low-prices-and-cotton-farmers-are
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced cotton acreage could constrain future cotton and cottonseed availability, but the article gives no broader production estimate or direct feed-market impact. The immediate signal is continued pressure on cotton prices and planting incentives.

## Sources

- mysheen.com: https://www.mysheen.com/a4741

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