US Cotton Will Communicate For The Multi Field Plan Of The US Cotton Industry.

The American cotton industry once again assured cotton producers in Western Dezhou that they are communicating with members of Congress. The new agricultural law does not need to be reopened for budget savings.

John Maguire, senior vice president of the NCC, a senior vice president of the National Cotton Council, submitted a report at the annual meeting of the cotton growers' Association in the plains. He reminded the participants in the report that the national cotton committee is actively reassessing the US Department of agriculture, which should enforce the law impartially and act according to the intentions of the US Congress.

　　馬圭爾說，NCC 已就即將到來的財政預算案辯論做出積極準備，他們將傳達反對削減農業計劃的意見，包括總統奧巴馬預算提案中的削減建議，以及任何重新開放2008年農業法的努力。此外，馬奎爾提醒與會者說，由于巴西－美國在世界貿易組織（ WTO ）爭端的仲裁將見分曉， 因此，棉花計劃將得到更多關注。

At the beginning of March 2009, representatives of the United States and Brazil government attended the WTO arbitration panel meeting to debate the scale of counter-measures proposed by Brazil. It was said that the United States did not comply with the previous ruling of the WTO dispute settlement panel.

Maguire said that in the US cotton industry, Brazil's claims for losses were exaggerated when WTO accused the US export credit guarantee (GSM) program and certain US cotton plans.

Brazil claims that because GSM is a prohibited subsidy project, Brazil claims compensation of US $1 billion 300 million; because of a prohibition of subsidies, Brazil claims a one-time compensation of US $350 million; the marketing loan and anti cyclical plan of the upland cotton cause serious damage to Brazil, and Brazil loses 1 billion US dollars.

The claim disregards the fact that the US abolished the Step-2 plan almost three years ago and that the export credit scheme has been changed or stopped.

　　馬圭爾指出，在這個令人沮喪的案例中，世貿組織的分析是建立在1999-2005年期間的資料之上的。“不幸的是，目前爭端審議并未充分認識自2005年以來世界的變化，美國棉花市場和棉花計劃的變化。“ 他說：“最新的數據將是極其重要的，它顯示美國盡量遵守爭端小組的要求，證明美國對巴西爭端小組的調查結果做出了回應。”

Maguire explained that the scale of potential losses is very important for determining the scope and type of counter-measures permitted in Brazil.

Editor in chief: Xu Qiyun