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Federal program offsets tariff disadvantage for domestic textile companies; applications closed in March
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its 2026 round of trust fund payments to domestic cotton and wool apparel manufacturers, continuing a federal effort to help American clothing producers compete against cheaper imports.The payments come from two programs created by the 2014 Farm Bill: the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund and the Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trus...