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Cotton fields in the United States. The United States exports more cotton than any other country, though it ranks third in total production, behind China and India. [1] Almost all of the cotton fiber growth and production occurs in the Southern United States and the Western United States, dominated by Texas, California, Arizona, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The Cotton Futures Act of 1916 required the principal, meaning the exact type and grade of cotton, be given to the government upon sale at a cotton exchange, so that the USDA could keep track of what was being grown and where. It replaced the Cotton Futures Act of 1914, which was ruled unconstitutional.
The Cotton Futures Act of 1914 (also known as the Smith-Lever law) authorized the United States Department of Agriculture to establish physical standards as a means of determining color grade, staple length and strength, and other qualities and properties for cotton. [1] [2] It was intended to minimize speculative manipulation of the cotton market.
Abilene-area producers struggled with cotton production in 2023. Weather presented time challenges, and harvest numbers did not make the cut.
The main prewar agricultural products of the Confederate States were cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane, with hogs, cattle, grain and vegetable plots. Pre-war agricultural production estimated for the Southern states is as follows (Union states in parentheses for comparison): 1.7 million horses (3.4 million), 800,000 mules (100,000), 2.7 million dairy cows (5 million), 5 million sheep (14 million ...
On Tuesday the House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would block the import of all cotton from Xinjiang, China, processed by forced labor, the latest in a series of U.S. moves to counter the ...
Camp v. United States; Cargill Cotton; Cotton Belt; Cotton Board (United States) Cotton Futures Act; Cotton Futures Act of 1916; Cotton Incorporated; A Cotton Office in New Orleans; Cotton Press (Latta, South Carolina) Cotton Press (Tarboro, North Carolina) Cotton Research and Promotion Act; Cottonseed Oil Assistance Program; Cullars Rotation
Later that year, Cotton Council International was formed; its goal was to assist the Foreign Agricultural Service division of USAID. [6] In 1960, the Cotton Producers Institute was established to promote research and education about American cotton. [6] Four years later, in 1964, one single system of price was established for American cotton. [6]