### Question
Can you define what processing means?


### Answer
**Processing** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 609*:

> the spinning, manufacturing, or other processing (except ginning) of cotton

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 609*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-COMMODITY BENEFITS**

