Upland Cotton Announcement

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Upland Cotton Announcement

2017 Jul 7: The Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation announced the adjusted world

price (AWP) for Strict Low Middling (SLM) 1-1/16 inch (leaf grade 4, micronaire 3.5-3.6 and

4.3-4.9, strength 26.0-28.9 grams per tex, length uniformity of 80.0-81.9 percent) upland cotton

(base quality), adjusted to U.S. quality and location, the fine count adjustment (FCA), the coarse

count adjustment (CCA), and the loan deficiency payment (LDP) rate that will be in effect from

12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, July 7, 2017, through midnight, Eastern Time, Thursday, July 13, 2017.

Please see attachment for complete details.

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