Broadcast Newsline: February 26, 2014

In response to Brazil's decision to request a panel at the World Trade Organization to assess the new U.S. farm bill, the National Cotton Council’s Gary Adams says that the new Stacked Income Protection Plan was developed specifically to bring the United States into compliance with the 2008 WTO Appellate Body decision which would resolve the long-standing dispute.

Today's Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Gary Adams, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council.

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In response to Brazil's decision to request a panel at the World Trade Organization to assess the new U.S. farm bill, the National Cotton Council's Gary Adams says that the new Stacked Income Protection Plan was developed specifically to bring the United States into compliance with the 2008 WTO Appellate Body decision which would resolve the long-standing dispute. Adams, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council, joins us today to further explain the Council's position.

Suggested Introduction 2:

Brazil's latest action follows its government's December threat to resurrect retaliation against U.S. exports in spite of consistent and extensive efforts by the U.S. industry to resolve the longstanding trade dispute.

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Adams explains where the U.S. cotton industry as a whole stands on this.

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