This week’s Cotton Newsline is four cuts. All cuts are Robbie Minnich (pronounced Men-ic), Senior Government Relations Director for the National Cotton Council.
Suggested introduction cut one:
A group of African countries recently submitted a proposal suggesting that cotton should be treated differently than other agricultural commodities within ongoing World Trade Organization negotiations. Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Director for the National Cotton Council, discusses problems associated with the proposal.
Suggested introduction cut two:
Minnich explains the basis of the African proposal.
Suggested introduction for cut three:
Additionally, the proposal does not address the surge in manmade fiber productions and its relationship to cotton prices.
Suggested introduction for cut four:
Minnich elaborates on how the U.S. cotton industry is planning to address the African’s concerns.
