2018 Loan Rate Differentials Announced
USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced on April 16 the 2018 crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton.
Learn MoreNCC: Tariffs Would Undermine U.S. Cotton Trade with China
The NCC is concerned that China’s announcement of significantly higher proposed tariffs on U.S. raw cotton shipped to that country would significantly harm the economic health of the U.S. cotton industry.
Read MoreNCC Applauds Secretary Perdue for Ginning Cost Share Program
The NCC greatly appreciates the strong support of Agriculture Secretary Perdue to provide a cotton ginning cost share program that offsets a portion of a cotton producer’s 2016 crop season ginning costs.
Learn MoreUSDA Announces March Prospective Plantings
USDA’s March Prospective Plantings Report indicates U.S. producers intend to plant 13.5 million cotton acres in 2018.
Read MoreNCC: Senator Cochran Champion of Agriculture
The NCC said retiring Senator Thad Cochran is a highly effective legislator and a true statesman who consistently supported the U.S. cotton industry.
Learn MoreNCC: Senate Confirms Key USTR Nominees
The National Cotton Council is pleased with the Senate’s confirmation of key officials in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Learn MoreNCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 13.1 million cotton acres this spring, up 3.7 percent from 2017, according to the NCC’s 37th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
Learn MoreNCC: New Cotton Policy Gives Much Needed Boost
The National Cotton Council greatly appreciates Congress’ passage of a supplemental disaster bill that includes critically needed policy that restores eligibility for cotton in the Title I ARC/PLC programs of the farm bill.
Read MoreNCC Applauds House Passage of Supplemental Funding Bill with Cotton Policy
The NCC applauds the House for advancing its Supplemental Appropriations bill on December 21 that includes critically needed policy to restore eligibility for cotton in the Title I ARC/PLC programs of the farm bill.
Learn MoreU.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
The U.S. cotton industry is setting goals aimed to build upon the strong environmental gains already achieved over the past 30 years.
Read MoreCotton Newsline: April 20, 2018
This week the House Agriculture Committee took the first step in reauthorizing the Farm Bill. The committee reported the bill out on a 26-20 partisan vote.
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