Cotton Newsline: September 2, 2009

The WTO Arbitration Panel has released their decision regarding the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and Brazil involving the Export Credit Guarantee program and portions of the US cotton program.

The WTO Arbitration Panel has released their decision regarding the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and Brazil involving the Export Credit Guarantee program and portions of the US cotton program.  Gary Adams, NCC’s vice president of economics and policy analysis, says the panel concluded that Brazil would be authorized to seek retaliation of approximately 147 million dollars related to certain aspects of the cotton program and another147 million dollars related to the Export Credit Guarantee Program.

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