In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, The National Cotton Council recommended that USDA make the determination of the advance counter-cyclical payment (CCP) for '09 upland cotton on February 26th after the release of the Agriculture Prices report. If price data warrant a payment, Robbie Minnich, senior government relations representative for the council, says the letter encouraged timely distribution in early March to provide much needed benefit to eligible growers.
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