# Omnibus Bill Snubs Proposed Cottonseed Policy - Cotton Grower

> The fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill excluded a cottonseed policy that the cotton industry had pushed for. The National Cotton Council called the omission extremely disappointing. The industry says the policy was budget neutral and bipartisan.

- Date: 2017-05-01 · published 2017-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71140-omnibus-bill-snubs-proposed-cottonseed-policy-cotton-grower
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Without the policy, cotton producers lack a near-term income support, which could affect planting and cottonseed supply decisions. The direct effect on feed prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- cottongrower.com: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/ncc-disappointed-with-cottonseed-snub-from-omnibus-bill/

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