# (Seed) Cotton is Back in the Farm Bill | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 made seed cotton a covered commodity under US Title I farm programs for the 2018/19 marketing year, with a reference price of 36.7 cents per pound. Cotton producers with base acres are expected to enroll mainly in the Price Loss Coverage program.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64145-seed-cotton-is-back-in-the-farm-bill-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Income support for cotton growers may keep cotton planted and cottonseed output steady, but the policy change is unlikely to move cottonseed meal prices materially in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/seed-cotton-is-back-in-the-farm-bill

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