Cottonseed Meal and Cake: A Buyer's Guide for Feed Mills
What cottonseed meal is, protein and gossypol levels, expeller versus solvent cake, how it is priced per ton, and how to buy bulk cottonseed meal from India.
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Animal Feed · HS 2306.10
Cottonseed Cake and Meal
De-oiled cottonseed cake and meal, a by-product of cottonseed oil extraction, with 38–42% crude protein for cattle, poultry and aquaculture feed.
Specifications
| Crude protein | 38–42% |
|---|---|
| Crude fibre | 12–15% |
| Residual oil | 1–2% (solvent extracted); 6–8% (expeller) |
| Moisture | Below 10% |
| Aflatoxin | Within FSSAI limits |
| Supplied as | Cake or ground meal |
Packaging and minimum order
50 kg PP bags; bulk in containers on request. Minimum order is one 20-foot container unless agreed otherwise.
Applications
- Dairy cattle concentrate feed
- Poultry feed formulation
- Aquaculture feed
Quality and documents
Each lot is sampled at sourcing and again before loading. Shipments travel with commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate, fumigation certificate and the relevant test report. Pre-shipment inspection by SGS can be arranged.
Frequently asked
Is the cake solvent-extracted or expeller?
Both are available. Solvent-extracted cake has 1–2% residual oil; expeller cake retains 6–8%.
Can you supply it as meal?
Yes. The cake can be ground to meal before bagging.
How do you control aflatoxin?
Lots are sampled and tested before dispatch and held within FSSAI limits.
How is cottonseed meal priced per ton?
By guaranteed crude protein and process, relative to soybean meal, plus freight. A 42 percent solvent meal and a 24 percent undecorticated cake are different products at different prices, so quotes always state the protein.
Reading
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Quotation
Request a quote for Cottonseed Cake and Meal
To quote firmly we need the grade or specification, the quantity in metric tonnes, the packing, your destination port and the shipment window.
For cottonseed cake or meal, tell us whether you want expeller or solvent-extracted material, and the protein, fibre and residual oil levels you need.
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