Cotton-producing region means each of the following groups of cotton-producing States:
(a) Southeast Region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia;
(b) Midsouth Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri-Illinois, and Tennessee-Kentucky;
(c) Southwest Region: Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas;
(d) Western Region: Arizona, California-Nevada, and New Mexico. [75 FR 24374, May 5, 2010]