USDA unveils cotton initiative aimed at boosting grower profitability

Cotton producers could see additional support through a new federal initiative announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which says the nation’s cotton industry has faced years of economic pressure from rising costs, foreign competition and declining domestic manufacturing.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the Great American Cotton Plan on May 28, describing...

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