USDA Announces 2025 Cotton Loan Rate Differentials

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the 2025-crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton.The differentials, also referred to as loan rate premiums and discounts, were calculated based on market valuations of various cotton quality factors for the prior three years. The Commodity Credit Corporation adjusts cotton loan rates by these differentials so that cotton loan values reflect the differences in market prices for color, staple length, leaf, extraneous matter, micronaire…