# Budget writers OK farm bill fixes for dairy, cotton | 2017-07-20 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2018 Agriculture and FDA funding bill that would make cottonseed eligible for Price Loss Coverage payments and overhaul the dairy Margin Protection Program. Each provision is estimated to cost close to $500 million over 10 years, with no projected spending in fiscal 2018. The move could ease the path for House and Senate Agriculture committees writing the next farm bill.

- Date: 2017-07-20 · published 2017-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70079-budget-writers-ok-farm-bill-fixes-for-dairy-cotton-2017-07-20-agri-pulse-agri
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Cottonseed PLC eligibility could support cotton producer income and planting decisions, which affects cottonseed supply for meal. The bill is a proposal, so the direct price effect on cottonseed meal is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/9603-budget-writers-ok-farm-bill-fixes-for-dairy-cotton

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