USDA Announces Special Import Quota #13 for Upland Cotton
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced Jan. 14 that Special Import Quota #13 for upland cotton will be established on Jan. 21, allowing importation of 9,464,255 kilograms (43,469 bales) of upland cotton, up from 8,893,540 kilograms (40,847…
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bales) in the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than April 20, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by July 19, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the September 2020 through November 2020 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.