Marketing year
(7) “Marketing year” means, in the case of the following commodities, the period beginning on the first and ending with the second date specified below: Corn, September 1–August 31; Cotton, August 1–July 31; Rice, August 1–July 31; Tobacco (flue-cured), July 1–June 30; Tobacco (other than flue-cured), October 1–September 30; Wheat, June 1–May 31.