Number: RL32442
Title: Cotton Production and Support in the United States
Authors: Jasper Womach, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report explains the various cotton subsidy programs and provides quantitative data on market revenues, production costs, and the size of the subsidies. Also, it characterizes the relative position of the United States vis-a-vis other countries as a producer, exporter and importer of cotton. The purpose of this examination is to provide U.S. policy makers with a complete overview of U.S. cotton production and the federal programs that support that production.
Pages: 33
Date: June 24, 2004