# Disaster bill adds cotton to farm bill | 2017-12-18 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> House Republicans added provisions to a $81 billion disaster aid bill that would make cotton growers eligible for the Price Loss Program with a 36.7 cents per pound reference price for seed cotton. The bill also expands dairy insurance and lifts the cap on Livestock Gross Margin insurance, and Senate Democrats want dairy aid included as well.

- Date: 2017-12-19 · published 2017-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67461-disaster-bill-adds-cotton-to-farm-bill-2017-12-18-agri-pulse-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Cotton and dairy support changes could affect planted acreage and milk supply over time, and cottonseed meal supply tracks cotton production, but near-term feed price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-02-27 | [Perdue sets signup goals for farm bill \| 2019-02-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60598-perdue-sets-signup-goals-for-farm-bill-2019-02-27-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +8.5% | +8.0% |
| MILK | 2022-06-29 | [Dairy industry divides over pricing policy ahead of farm bill \| 2022-06-28 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4557-dairy-industry-divides-over-pricing-policy-ahead-of-farm-bill-2022-06-28-agri.md) | -8.0% | -7.5% |
| MILK | 2018-02-09 | [Congress clears budget deal, farm aid after shutdown \| 2018-02-09 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66483-congress-clears-budget-deal-farm-aid-after-shutdown-2018-02-09-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.1% | +5.3% |
| MILK | 2018-01-24 | [Article Headline \| 2018-01-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67126-article-headline-2018-01-23-agri-pulse-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| MILK | 2021-01-13 | [Food Box cheese-buying splurge sparks debate over dairy policy \| 2021-01-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49309-food-box-cheese-buying-splurge-sparks-debate-over-dairy-policy-2021-01-12-agri.md) | -1.3% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10381-disaster-bill-adds-cotton-to-farm-bill

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