Vilsack Praises Brazil Move on Cotton

Ag Secretary Sees Hope for Resolution of Cotton Subsidy Dispute

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
A World Trade Organization panel found in 2009 that U.S. cotton subsidies damaged the interests of Brazilian farmers. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo)
A World Trade Organization panel found in 2009 that U.S. cotton subsidies damaged the interests of Brazilian farmers. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo)
The Brazilian government's decision Thursday to ask the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to analyze the new U.S. farm bill rather than engage in trade retaliation over the U.S. cotton case means resolution is "headed in the right direction," according...

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Jerry Hagstrom

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